Disease prevention, regular screening key to good health

Patrick Ndolo KBS driver gets his blood pressure checked by Norah Jepkembio (left) of Lions Eye Sightfirst hospital during the launch of annual health screening campaign for school bus drivers in Nairobi on February 4, 2023. [Elvis Ogina,Standard]

Access to proper healthcare is a major challenge to most Kenyans despite government efforts to increase investment in the health sector.

Non communicable diseases (NCDs) like hypertension and diabetes are increasingly affecting many even as the cancer burden in Kenya worsens.