Weak health system hurting hypertension care in Kilifi, study

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 17 – Weak healthcare systems, funding gaps and drug shortages are undermining efforts to manage hypertension in Kilifi County, a study Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..

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A study by the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme reveals that weak healthcare systems, funding gaps, and drug shortages are severely hampering hypertension management in Kilifi County. The research indicates that non-communicable disease programmes are facing a significant 94 percent funding gap.

Non-communicable disease (NCD) programmes in Kilifi County face a 94 percent funding gap.
The study was conducted by the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme.
Frequent drug shortages in public facilities, attributed to delayed funding and debts to KEMSA, are forcing hospitals to borrow medicines or ration doses.