Kenya puts sickle cell disease under universal health insurance cover
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale said that sickle cell disease remains one of the country’s most serious yet under-recognised public health challenges, with an estimated 14,000 children born with the condition every year.
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.
