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Epidemic in slow motion: Experts sound alarm over rise in NCDs deaths

A nurse checks a patient's blood pressure. [Courtesy]

A silent epidemic is sweeping across Kenya. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are claiming more lives than ever before.

The 2024 Vital Statistics Report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) reveals that non-communicable diseases were responsible for 61.7 per cent of all hospital deaths in 2024—a sharp rise from 52.4 per cent in 2023.

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