Episode 110: Non-Communicable Diseases

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The conversation on cancer and other non-communicable diseases has taken centre stage after the death of high profile Kenyans in recent weeks – Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore, Bomet Governor Joyce Laboso, and Kibra MP Ken Okoth. According to the Ministry of Health, Kenya in undergoing an epidemiological transition marked by a decline in morbidity and mortality due to communicable conditions, and an increase in the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which include diseases such as diabetes, cancers, cardiovascular diseases and chronic respiratory infections.

We’re joined by Dr. Laura Muambayi, a medical doctor with experience treating NCDs, as well as a primary healthcare giver, to discuss non-communicable diseases and their health implications in Kenya.

Resources

Kenya National Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (2015 - 2020)

Lifestyle Diseases - An Increasing Cause Of Health Loss (Policy Brief)

Kenya Case Study: NCD Situation

Analysis of Non-Communicable Disease Prevention Policies in Kenya

Noncommunicable diseases: Fact Sheet (WHO)

Noncommunicable diseases country profiles 2018

Kenya: Cancer Profile

National Cancer Screening Guidelines

National Guidelines for Cancer Management

Why many Kenyans are dying of cancer

Woman with breast cancer commits suicide in Naivasha

In East Africa, a cancer diagnosis means a death sentence

Pancreatic tumour fastest-growing cause of Kenya’s cancer deaths

IDF Diabetes Atlas - 8th Edition

Taking Diabetes to Heart - Report

Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease - executive summary

Cost-effective solutions for the prevention of type 2 diabetes

Kenya National Diabetes Strategy (2010 - 2015)

Kenya faces rising burden of diabetes

Cases of diabetes have doubled in Kenya, warn experts

The Sugar Wars

How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat

How Big Business Got Brazil Hooked on Junk Food

Kenya National Guidelines for Cardiovascular Diseases Management

The emerging problem of coronary heart disease in Kenya

Ignorance fueling spread of heart diseases in Kenya

The danger that rheumatic heart disease poses in Kenya

Kenyans at risk of heart disease due to unhealthy lifestyles

Addressing NCDs to Fast-Track Achievement of Universal Health Coverage

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