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19
March

Community Health Workers Tackling High Blood Pressure in Kenya

According to the Kenya Cardiac Society, nearly one billion people have high blood pressure globally; with two-thirds of those in developing countries. High blood pressure (HBP) and hypertension are some of the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that can be life threatening if not properly managed. Lack of adequate information on managing these NCDs while leading healthy lives sadly means some community members succumb to them. Further, they often have no warning signs or symptoms hence many people do not know they have HBP or hypertension until it is too late.

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19
March

Community Health Workers Tackling NCDs in Kenya

Young men pulling carts, women selling groceries, children playing ‘kalongolongo’ (cookery game), welcome to Ribakia Community Unit (CU), Embakasi West sub-county, Nairobi County in Kenya. Ribakia is home to thousands of households, striving hard to put food on the table. This zeal, however, sometimes comes with neglect of personal health with preference for easily available fast foods, poor hygiene, lack of exercise, and lack of adequate rest. This unhealthy lifestyle has made it difficult for some household members to manage contracted non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like asthma and diabetes. It is with this in mind that GSK, in partnership with Amref Health Africa, developed training on managing asthma and diabetes, rolled out through Leap, the mHealth platform.

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