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A resident of Homa Bay town is undergoing test for hypertension during the World Hypertension Day on May 18, 2022. [James Omoro, Standard].
If the Kenya government continues underfunding the management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the steep rise of NCD prevalence will bring the healthcare system to its knees.
A report by the Kenya National Strategy for Preventing and Controlling Non-communicable Diseases reveals that over half of all hospital patients suffer from non-communicable diseases, including diabetes, stroke and hypertension.
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