Some refer to them as diseases of the rich and old, but non-communicable diseases should be a concern to populations across the board.
Talk of hypertension, cancers or diabetes; these diseases are slowly creeping into lives of younger people. They are also a growing concern for the public health system in developing countries like Uganda.
Our public health system, which was designed to treat rather than prevent disease, has been caught off guard by this surging epidemic. Health centers, in some parts of the country don’t have the simplest equipment to diagnose high blood pressure.
And when one is diagnosed with a disease like diabetes, it is a disease to deal with for the rest of their life. So how do such people cope?
For an insight into Africa’s new epidemic and how you can keep yourself safe, tune in to a radio station in your area to listen to this edition of National Perspective.
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