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Hypertension cases were on the rise in Kenya in 2016/17 as compared to 2013/14

Muranga, Embu, Tharaka Nithi, Lamu and Makueni recorded a higher rate on new cases of hypertension.

Close to 100,000 persons die every year from complications related to hypertension, Ministry of Health has revealed. 

One of the contributing factors, Ministry of Health Director of Medical Services Dr Jackson Kioko said, is that half of Kenyans have never been screened for pressure.

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