{"id":29885,"date":"2024-04-21T11:03:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T11:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/04\/21\/ncdak-spearheads-fight-against-non-communicable-diseases-in-kenya\/"},"modified":"2024-04-21T11:03:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T11:03:49","slug":"ncdak-spearheads-fight-against-non-communicable-diseases-in-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/ncdak-spearheads-fight-against-non-communicable-diseases-in-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"NCDAK spearheads fight against Non-Communicable Diseases in Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance Kenya (NCDAK) is leading advocacy efforts on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) to create synergies and advance progress towards the sensitization of NCD targets for their prevention and control in the country.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

During a Media round table hosted by the alliance <\/span>Dr.<\/span> Karekezi <\/span>the Executive Director designate of NCDAK<\/span> said <\/span>NCDs, consist of four major diseases \u2013 Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs), Cancers, Diabetes, and Chronic Respiratory Diseases <\/span>that <\/span>account for 57pc of all NCD deaths and have emerged as a significant public health concern in Kenya.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Catherine Karekezi, stated that the disease burden in Kenya has shifted from predominantly communicable diseases to a rapidly rising burden of NCDs and injuries, which now account for two-thirds of the disease burden.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Catherine Karekezi, the Executive Director of The Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance Kenya (NCDAK), Member of the Board and Research Committee East African Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance and a founder Director of Kenya Diabetes Management and Information Centre.<\/p>\n

According to the NCD strategic plan 2021\/22\u20132024\/25, approximately 39pc of deaths in the <\/span>country are due to NCDs, up from 27pc<\/span> in 2014. It is projected that deaths from NCDs will increase by 55<\/span>pc<\/span> by 2030.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dr. Karekezi also mentioned that food environment policy projects are underway in 10 counties, with another 35 on board around the country, to create policy actions geared towards healthy diets. <\/span><\/p>\n

She<\/span>\u00a0emphasized that although NCDs are prevalent, they are not a death sentence and can be managed properly. <\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Karekezi<\/span>\u00a0expressed concern about the use of herbal medicine to manage NCDs due to potential drug interactions <\/span>that could further complicate the condition of the patient <\/span>and advised patients to keep their physicians informed if they choose to use herbal medicine.<\/span><\/p>\n

On her part, Dr. Shukri Mohamed, Associate Research Scientist in the Chronic Diseases Management Unit at the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC), stated that unhealthy diets and <\/span>under-nutrition<\/span> are major factors contributing to the prevalence of NCDs. <\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Shukri Mohamed, Associate Research Scientist in the Chronic Diseases Management Unit under the Health and well-being Theme at the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC)<\/p>\n

These diets consist of food and drinks high in energy (calories), salt, sugar, and fats (including industrial trans fats). <\/span>Sh<\/span>e proposed a mandatory standardized Front-of-Package (FOP) system to empower consumers and create a healthier food supply chain, adding that nutrition <\/span>labelling<\/span> is necessary for promoting healthy diets and reducing NCD prevalence.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the World Health Organization, investing in NCDs has been proven to contribute to reduced health care costs and increased economic development. <\/span><\/p>\n

The NCD burden threatens Kenya\u2019s quest to advance Universal Health Coverage (UHC), a central pillar of the health reforms <\/span>agenda that includes prevention and care for NCDs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance Kenya (NCDAK) is leading advocacy efforts on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) to create synergies and advance progress towards the sensitization of NCD targets for their prevention and control in the country. During a Media round table hosted by the alliance Dr. Karekezi the Executive Director designate of NCDAK said NCDs, consist of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29885\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}