Author Archives: Oduor Kevin

In January 2021, our organization (Stowelink) signed up on National NCD Navigator tool. Being a key player in the NCDs field, we joined other organization to fill this dynamic mapping too for NCD program which shows the scale of activities across the country with real-time data and visualization. Developed by PATH in collaboration with theContinue reading “THE NCD NAVIGATOR MEETING AT CROWN PLAZA HOTEL”

In yet another exclusive interview with Kenyatta University Radio and Television Services, I got an opportunity to talk about Mental Health in line with the World Mental Health Day commemorated every 10th day of October every year. The theme for World Mental Health Day 2021 was; Mental Health in an Unequal World. During the interview,Continue reading “MY INTERVIEW WITH KUTV IN LINE WITH THE WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 2021”

According to the World Health Organization, more than 700 000 people die by suicide every year translating to one person every 40 seconds. More sobering is the fact that suicide occurs throughout life and is the fourth leading cause of death among the youth aged 15-29 years old globally. In looking at the WHO’s 5Continue reading “DEMYSTIFYING SUICIDE-MY PRESENTATION AT A WEBINAR HOSTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION OF KENYATTA UNIVERSITY”

It is justified to say that non-communicable diseases are a silent pandemic owing to the number of annual deaths attributable to these chronic diseases. According to the World Health Organization; Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) kill 41 million people each year, equivalent to 71% of all deaths globally. Each year, 15 million people die from a NCDContinue reading “KUTV EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ON NCDS AS A SILENT PANDEMIC”

This week, the training for the peer educators under the Young Health Program by Plan International continued in Mathare, Nairobi. As the facilitator and the trainer, I led the peer educators in demystifying the link between Air Pollution and NCDs. According to Global NCD Alliance, climate change (air pollution being among the causes) and non-communicableContinue reading “AIR POLLUTION AND NCDs: PEER EDUCATORS TRAINING”

Plan International is implementing the Young Health Program in the informal settlement in Nairobi including Kibera and Mathare slums. The AstraZeneca funded programme works to help young people aged 10-24 to take control of their health, especially to combat long-term conditions such as cancers, diabetes, respiratory and heart diseases, and mental ill health. These areContinue reading “TRAINING PEER EDUCATORS UNDER THE YOUNG HEALTH PROGRAM”

According to the World Health Organization, nearly three-quarters of all noncommunicable disease (NCD) deaths worldwide take place in low- and middle-income countries, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). These 28 million deaths—from cancers, diabetes, and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases—are related to poverty and lack of detection and treatment. In these countries, inadequate healthcare systemsContinue reading “DRUG SENSITIZATION EVENT AT KENYATTA UNIVERSITY”