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Kenyan advocates call government to put people living with NCDs at the centre of COVID-19 response

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Matunda township, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. © Dreamstime

On August 11th, NCD Alliance of Kenya's Caucus of People Living with NCDs issued a public statement with key 'asks' for the Government of Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Drawing attention to the disruptions in NCD services during the pandemic, people living with NCDs have called on the Government to ensure a resilient and uninterrupted supply chain of essential NCD medicines and commodities; inclusion of people living with NCDs in social protection schemes; clear guidelines for people living with NCDs to safely attend re-opened clinics; and continuous education of healthcare providers on triaging and best practices for management of NCDs during health emergencies.

You can read the statement here [1]

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Friday, 14 August, 2020
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[1] https://old.ncdalliance.org/sites/default/files/Statement%20PLWNCDs%20Kenya_%20English%20version%2011%20August%202020%20FINAL%20_0.pdf
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[5] https://old.ncdalliance.org/resources/covid-19-and-noncommunicable-diseases-ncds-questions-and-answers
[6] https://old.ncdalliance.org/news-events/blog/as-the-covid-19-pandemic-expands-our-understanding-of-who-is-most-at-risk-is-changing
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