Throat cancer survivors in Kenya call for tough punitive tax on tobacco to reduce spread of the disease
Despite this looming cancer crisis, Kenya’s health financing remains low, at around 3 per cent of GDP, far below the recommended 15 per cent under the Abuja Declaration.
Vihiga in western Kenya ranked highest in hypertension incidence as region sees rise in non-communicable diseases
According health ministry reports, the country is experiencing an epidemiological transition in its disease burden from predominantly communicable diseases to a rapidly rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries, resulting in a “triple burden of disease” that is in turn straining the health system.
