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Nyeri banks on health team to collect data on common diseases

Governor Mutahi Kahiga. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Nyeri County is relying on community health promoters as the first line of defence in preventing non-communicable diseases in patients.

County health surveys indicate a relatively high prevalence of non-communicable conditions, with hypertension affecting 13 to 28 per cent of the population, diabetes affecting six to 19 per cent, and cancers being the leading cause of mortality.

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