How we can contain and manage the rising burden of non-communicable diseases such as cancer

When Kenya crossed the threshold to become a low-middle income country four years ago following the rebasing of its National Accounts, including Gross Domestic Product and Gross National Income, a new health burden begun to rise.

The economic transition has brought with it a gradual increase in Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as Cancer. It is one of the major NCDs and combined with Cardiovascular, Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Respiratory Diseases, causes over 60 per cent of total global mortality annually.