Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings including emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression). An individual with bipolar disorder will experience changes in energy, moods, and levels of activity that make day-to-day living difficult. This means that it affects how a person feels Read more…
Key facts about cardiovascular Diseases. According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally. Approximately 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2019. This number represented 32% of all global deaths in 2019. Out of these deaths, approximately 85% were caused by heart Read more…
What is stroke? Stroke is also known as cerebrovascular accident. It occurs when part of the brain loses its blood supply and the part of the body controlled by the blood deprived brain cells stops working. This loss of blood supply can be as a result of lack of blood Read more…
Hypertension is commonly known as high blood pressure by most of us. Its not uncommon to hear someone say “Alipatikana na pressure” or “pressure yangu hukuwa sawa” Hypertension is a condition where our body is unable to keep our blood pressure levels within normal range. High blood pressures slowly cause Read more…
Sometime back, it was common to hear one say “those are white man diseases” in references to some diseases that were quite uncommon among us Kenyans, and generally uncommon to the African continent. Some might argue that before, these diseases were rare because they went undiagnosed. Either due to lack of Read more…
What is cancer? Cancer is a disease in which cells in some parts of the body grow uncontrollably and abnormally, and can spread to the other parts of the body. It starts when something is wrong with the cell division process. This leads to development of abnormal cells that are Read more…
What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disease caused by high levels of glucose in blood. Blood glucose is derived from foods we eat, and it is the main source of energy for our bodies. Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose get into blood cells for be used for energy. Read more…
Drinking plenty is a life hack. Improving your health might actually be a drink away. We however are not talking any liquid, since we all can binge on our favourite drink given the chance. It’s recommended that we drink 6-8 glasses, unsweetened drinks daily. Imagine that! That’s about one and Read more…
There is increasing evidence that integrated care improves child related quality of life and reduces health service use. However, there is limited evidence on family perspectives about the quality of integrated care for children’s services. This study aimed to understand children, young people, and caregivers’ perceptions of a new integrated Read more…
There is increasing evidence that integrated care improves child related quality of life and reduces health service use. However, there is limited evidence on family perspectives about the quality of integrated care for children’s services. This study aimed to understand children, young people, and caregivers’ perceptions of a new integrated Read more…