According to Kenya's Ministry of Health, nearly one in every four Kenyans aged 20 to 50, and one in every two Kenyans over 50, has hypertension. Sadly, more than half of Kenyans have never had their blood pressure checked. Tharaka Nithi County recorded 27,136 hypertension cases in 2020 and 55,755 outpatient visits in 2021. Providing BP Machines to CHVs will increase community screening, enhance early diagnosis and treatment and silence the silent killer- Hypertension.
According to the World Health Organization, 5.7 million Kenyans are hypertensive. Unfortunately, 4.3 million (75.4%) of these hypertensive people are unaware of their status or have not tested their blood pressure. According to the Ministry of Health in Kenya, almost one in four Kenyans 20-50 years and one in two Kenyans over 50 years has hypertension. Sadly, more than half have never had their blood pressure measured. Tharaka Nithi County had 27,136 and 55,755 hypertension cases in 2020 & 2021.
With hypertension cases increasing daily, there is a need for drastic and unified action to create community awareness and curb the disease through health education, timely screening, and treatment. We will train 1250 Community Health Volunteers on High blood pressure and provide them with digital BP machines for household screening. This would enhance early diagnosis and treatment of hypertension, improving the Quality of Life of over 108,000 individuals annually.
Reduce hypertension prevalence in Tharaka Nithi County from 47.06% ( HopeCore M&E, Dec 2021) to 23.50% by 2025.
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