Health is wealth. One of the
greatest threats to community health is non-communicable diseases. It follows
that any steps taken towards reducing the dire effects of such diseases, indirectly
leads to wealth creation hence higher standards of living for the people.
With that realization, Governor
Wambora, last year met with officials from Medicins San Frontiers, which is an
international, independent, medical humanitarian organization that delivers
emergency aid to people affected by conflict, epidemics, exclusion from health
care and natural disasters.
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| Governor Wambora in a group photo with the officials |
A partnership between Embu County Government
and the organization was discussed which will seek to support Primary Health
Care Centers by integrating non-communicable diseases at the primary level.
Strengthening capacity building for the Embu Health Care personnel to be able
to diagnose and treat noncommunicable diseases at Primary Care level was also
an agenda which will prevent almost 80% of complications thereby saving lives
and cost of care.
Embu County Government has made major milestones in the
health sector by facilitating Embu Level Five Hospital with state-of-the-art
facilities like a new hospital complex, theatre rooms and equipment like, an
MRI machine and 10 dialysis machines among others.
The completion of the mega hospital complex
which will host an Intensive Care Unit and a High Dependency Unit with
international standard features will put Embu County on the global map and
significantly improve health care within the county.
Governor Martin Wambora of Embu
County has therefore proved to be like a loving father to the people of Embu,
as he has put health matters first, followed by infrastructural development and
education.
No n - c o m m u n i c a b l e
diseases are non-infectious which last for long periods of time and progress
slowly and can result to rapid their duration. They are the leading cause of
death globally where in 2015 they caused 68% of all deaths (38 million) up from
60% in 2000. Some of the risk factors associated with the disease include a
person’s background, lifestyle and environment.
This information is brought to you courtesy of Embu County Governor's Press and Communication Office
