Close to 100,000 Kenyans die annually due to heart diseases

Kenya launched the National Non Communicable Disease strategy to spearhead and coordinate efforts towards prevention and care of cardiovascular disease

NAIROBI: An estimated 100,000 Kenyans die annually due to cardiovascular diseases, officials said on Thursday.

Dr Izaaq Odongo Head of Curative and Rehabilitative Services at Ministry of Health told a media briefing in Nairobi that one of the major causes of the cardiovascular diseases is tobacco consumption and harmful use of alcohol.