The cancer burden is rising globally, exerting significant strain on populations and health systems at all income levels. In Kenya, cancer is the 3rd leading cause of death after infectious and cardiovascular diseases. The International Agency for Research in Cancer (IARC) GLOBOCAN report for 2018 estimated 47,887 new cases of cancer annually with a mortality…
Cardiovascular dieases are the leading cause of death globally. In Kenya, approximately 25% of hospital admissions and 13% of deaths are due to CVD. These guidelines are recommended for use by policy makers, program designers, implementers of NCD interventions, health care workers, community educators and teaching institutions. All levels of care in our health system…
The constitution of Kenya 2010 and vision 2030 has spelled out the right to the attainment of the highest standard of health to the citizen which calls for a comprehensive effective and efficient infrastructure development. Making critical steps in infrastructure investments are primarily to support sustainable development goals considering the following key principles; – Promoting…
Although Kenyans enjoy comparatively good health, the prevalence of chronic disease is increasing and our ageing population is placing ever- growing pressures on the finite resources of our health system. Improving the uptake of physical activity at a population level can play a vital role in relieving these pressures. Physical activity can be preventative as…
Article 43 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 confers on every person the right to the highest attainable standard of health, which includes the right to health care services, including repro- ductive health care. Towards achieving this commitment, this second cancer control strategy builds on the achievements of the first national cancer strategy (2011-2016). It…
The Constitution of Kenya 2010 enshrines the right to the highest attainable standard of Health, and further entrenches the principles of service delivery such as efficiency, transparency, accountability and equity. The Government of Kenya is committed to progressively achieve the right to health and further committed to improving access to quality and equitable health care…
There is now increasing national attention towards the prevention and control of Violence and Injuries as a result of the growing health burden caused the by these two conditions. The third objective of the Kenya Health Health Strategic and Investment Plan 2014-2018 is reduction of the burden of violence and injuries. There is also greater…
Kenya in undergoing an epidemiological transition marked by a decline in morbidity and mortality due to communicable conditions, and an increase in the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which include diseases such as diabetes, cancers, cardiovascular diseases and chronic respiratory infections. The second strategic objective of KHSSP 2014-2018 targets to halt and reverse the rising…
The development of the Kenya Environmental Sanitation and Hygiene Strategic Framework (KESSF) 2016-2020 is informed by the need to provide universal access to improved sanitation leading to improved quality of life of the people of Kenya as envisaged in the Constitution of Kenya 2010, and the Kenya Vision 2030. The KESSF is further guided by…