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Addressing NCDs to Fast-Track Achievement of Universal Health Coverage
The emerging prevalence of Non–Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and related risk factors may reverse Kenya’s recent gains in health, unless urgent and deliberate actions are taken.
It is estimated that non-communicable diseases account for 27% of all deaths suffered by Kenyans, equivalent to almost 100,000 people per year (WHO, 2016). Over 50% of all hospital admissions are as a result of NCDs.
The burden of disease brought about by non-communicable diseases is a major public health concer
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Young People Should Be a Main Focus in the Fight against NCDs
Kenya is experiencing an upsurge in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with current estimates showing that NCDs account for a third of the of disease burden. Cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, heart attacks, and stroke, account for most NCD related deaths in Kenya, followed by cancers, chronic lung diseases and diabetes. Majority of NCDs are the result of four behavioural risk factors: tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diets and harmful use of alcohol.
Statistics from the World Health Org
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Unsung Heroes Championing Primary Health Care Services
Unsung Heroes Championing Primary Health Care Services Amref Health Africa has long recognised the value and pivotal role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in creating lasting health change in Africa by supporting the delivery of primary health care services. CHWs provide health education and referrals for a wide range of services, and provide communities, families and individuals information on and access to preventive health measures. By identifying community members in need of care, thereby promoting early initiation of treatment, preventing or delaying the emergence
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Community Workers Help Reduce Costs of Treating Malaria
The costs of accessing malaria diagnosis and treatment services have largely reduced in the malaria endemic Lake Counties since community health workers (CHWs) started offering services in the communities. This has been revealed through an evaluation carried out by Amref Health Africa and the Ministry of Health in Bungoma, Busia, Homabay, Kakamega, Kisii, Kisumu, Migori, Nyamira, Siaya and Vihiga counties. These findings were presented in an end-term evaluation of the Global Fund Malaria Project implemented through 16 sub recipients in the period of 2012 to 2017 with the objective of ass
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Addressing Non-communicable Diseases Effectively to Deliver on Universal Health Coverage
The burden of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as Diabetes and Hypertension is on the rise in Kenya mostly due to the adoption of unhealthy lifestyles such as physical inactivity, consumption of unhealthy foods, alcohol intake and tobacco use. The adoption of these lifestyles is largely driven by urbanisation, westernisation and an aging population. In a bid to address the rising burden of hypertension, AstraZeneca launched the Healthy Heart Africa Project in 2014 to improve access t
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Personal Stories
Amref Reconstructed My Life: Carolyne’s Story
On Friday, June 22, 2018, we set out on a journey to Njoro, Nakuru County to visit Carolyne Ngesa a beneficiary of Amref’s surgical outreach programme. We stop by her place of work and find her busy making the day count. She seeks permission from her supervisor to talk us. We proceed to her house about two kilometres away and she starts by saying, “The way you see me is not the way I was. My life has been completely transformed.” Carolyne lost both her parents in 2002 when she was nine years old and was left in the care of her grandmother. At the tender age of 11 years, Carolyne wa
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Research Papers
Use of performance dashboards in health care project management: a case of an international health development organization in Kenya
Authors: Samuel Muhula1,&, Yvonne Opanga1, Maureen Kuyo2, Zahida Qureshi3, Peter Memiah4, Meshack Ndirangu1 Date published: 27 June 2018 View>>
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A new approach to quality improvement in Kenyan health facilities
Small steps can lead yield big improvements in health service quality Since March of this year, something remarkable has happened at the Port Florence Community Hospital in Kisumu: the average number of outpatients seen per day has doubled, from approximately 40 to 80. Matron Evelyne, the Administrator and Nursing In-Charge at this Level 3 private hospital, is clear about the reasons behind this growth. Ever since the hospital became involved in a quality improvement project implemented by Amref Health Africa, with support from the GIZ Health Sector Support Programme, clini
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