List/Grid Tag Archives: Non Communicable Diseases
Killer cancer still neglected in Kenyan health care system
Source: Daily Nation By SARA MOJTEHEDZADEH smojtehedzadeh@ke.nationmedia.com Posted Monday, February 11 2013 at 02:00 The walls are freshly painted at Our Lady Hospice in Thigio, and the gardens are in…
Kenyan doctors push for drive to reduce cervical cancer deaths
Source: Rose Nyawira Njoroge for allAfrica.com, part of the Guardian development network guardian.co.uk, Date:Tuesday 12 June 2012 16.20 BST At age 22, all Martha Achieng’ Ooko craved was freedom and…
Low fruit, veg intake killing East Africans, study
Source: The East African By ADAM IHUCHA Posted Sunday, October 30 2011 at 18:50 Low fruit and vegetable intake kills hundreds of East Africans in their prime and if the…
Kenya grapples with rising cases of cancer
Source: Daily Nation By:By JACOB NG’ETICH Posted Friday, October 7 2011 at 18:17 From an obscure and insignificant disease that was known to affect a few old or rich people,…
KENYA: NCDs and HIV fight for limited resources
Source: IRIN NAIROBI, 20 September 2011 (PlusNews) – The crowd of health issues jostling for a share of Kenya’s inadequate health budget is expanding, with activists calling for an increase…
Cancer Treatment May Cost Sh195, Says Who As Kibaki Meeting Ends
Source: The Star (Nairobi) John Muchangi 23 September 2011 Hundreds of deaths could be avoided if Kenya adopts cheap strategies to prevent and treat cancer, heart attacks, diabetes and lung…
Act to stem increase in top killer diseases
Source: Daily Nation 18th September 2011 This week the world meets in New York to discuss the rising threat of cancer, heart disease and stroke, lung disease and diabetes. The…
The Unsung Heroine Who Takes Away Pain
Source: Daily Nation Francis Mureithi 16 September 2011 Not many Kenyans have heard of her and not even some of the 7,000 medical practitioners in the country are aware that…
Cancer survivor fights disease through advocacy work
Source: Coastweek Henzo Kenya seeks to engage like minded people and organizations in fighting against cancer SPECIAL REPORT BY XINHUA CORRESPONDENT Ben Ochieng NAIROBI (Xinhua) — To many people, being…
Kenya to Form a National Working Group to Address Non-Communicable Diseases
Source: Gtzblog by atia on August 29th, 2011 The formation of a National Working Group and a Secretariat and the formation of an international advisory team were among the concrete…
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