NSDCC Region 7

09/05/2025

All the best in your new endeavours Daktari, the outgoing NSDCC CEO
Tunakupenda

03/05/2025

Together we can improve health outcomes in Marsabit County

03/05/2025

Describe Marsabit....

25/03/2025

Yesterday at Maua Grounds, Meru County, under the leadership of Governor Isaack Mutuma M’Ethikia, reaffirmed its commitment to tackling the rising burden of TB. County Director of Health Services, Dr. Koome Muthuri, highlighted Meru’s ranking among Kenya’s top 10 counties with high TB cases, stressing the urgency for increased investment in diagnostics, treatment, and awareness.

The National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC) Regional Coordinator, Mr. Julius Koome, emphasized the strong link between TB, HIV, and socio-economic challenges such as poverty, inadequate housing, and malnutrition. He reiterated NSDCC’s pledge to collaborate with Meru, Isiolo, and Marsabit Counties in fostering a multi-sectoral approach to combat TB, HIV, and other syndemic diseases.

This year’s theme—Commitment, Investment, and Delivering—underscores the urgent need for collective action to eliminate TB and its socio-economic determinants. Together, we can build a healthier future!

24/03/2025

Defining the Syndemic Approach: A Public Health Puzzle
In Kenya’s syndemic disease context, the grouping of conditions such as leprosy (bacterial) and asthma (a non-communicable lung disease) raises critical questions about disease classification. While tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy share a bacterial origin (Mycobacterium), linking malaria (a protozoan infection) with syphilis (a bacterial disease) is less straightforward. This brings into focus the challenge of defining clear boundaries for lung diseases, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), or syndemic conditions for effective coordination and programming.

The broad and interconnected nature of diseases complicates the task of delineating responsibilities within public health institutions. Many conditions, including some cancers and allergies, fall under lung diseases, further blurring classification lines. The challenge is similar to defining territorial waters—artificial boundaries must be established, negotiated, and agreed upon before meaningful intervention strategies can be developed.

From an epidemiological perspective, every disease has a syndemic component. This creates a dilemma for agencies like the National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC) when attempting to define their scope and integrate their mandate into a coherent organizational strategy. The flexibility of syndemic definitions can either provide opportunities for innovation or create challenges in focus and execution—akin to navigating open seas without instruments.

A social-humanistic approach could provide clarity, particularly by focusing on key and vulnerable populations (KPs)—often overlooked in health programming. Each disease has its own set of key populations and risk factors:

COVID-19 affects the elderly and immunocompromised.
Malaria disproportionately impacts children and pregnant women.
HPV, TB, HIV, and leprosy have distinct at-risk groups.
A patient case from Sololo, Marsabit County, illustrates the complexity of syndemics. A 56-year-old man undergoing TB treatment was also HIV-positive, malnourished, and diabetic—a combination that poses significant public health challenges. In such a scenario, where does one disease end and another begin? Addressing syndemics requires a holistic, integrated approach that acknowledges these overlaps and tailors interventions to reflect the interconnected realities of disease, social conditions, and healthcare access.

23/03/2025

🚧 Building Roads, Strengthening Communities! 🚧

The NSDCC Board recently visited the Isiolo-Kula Mawe-Modogashe Highway construction project to assess how social initiatives are being integrated into infrastructure development.

By addressing HIV prevention, Gender-Based Violence (GBV), and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), we ensure that large-scale projects prioritize community well-being and health resilience.

Infrastructure development isn’t just about roads—it’s about safe, thriving communities. Through collaboration and strategic interventions, we can mitigate health risks and foster a healthier, more inclusive society.

Let’s continue to build with purpose, protection, and progress!

25/11/2024

We are live

25/11/2024

22/11/2024

FREE MEDICAL CAMP ON MATCHDAY

As a club, we've always endeavoured to use football as a way of positively impacting the community we live in. It's our belief that football is more than a sport, and when rightly promoted, it can be used to curb drug and substance abuse, as well as promote healthy living.

A healthy community only means 3K FC will never lack players even 100 years from now.

We are happy to inform our fans that we've partnered with the county's department of health to offer free health services such as, blood pressure and blood sugar test,TB screening, VCT services and much more on Sunday.

Look out for their desk and make it upon you to take advantage of this free screening.

05/04/2024

During today's ground-breaking ceremony for the first Digital Huduma Centre in Runyenjes Constituency, more than 1500 participants gathered at Runyenjes Stadium to witness and participate in this memorable event. The ceremony was graced by distinguished guests, including Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Public Service, Delivery, and Performance Management, Mr. Moses Kuria; Governor of Embu, H.E Cecily Mbarire; CEO of Huduma Kenya, Mr. Ben Chiluma; the Area MP; Women Representative of Embu County; County Commissioner; Members of County Assembly, and several national and county government officers. It was emphasized that since the inception of Huduma Centre in 2013, many Kenyans have found it significantly easier to access government services. The Runyenjes Huduma Centre will mark the 54th digital centre in the country.

The governor expressed sincere gratitude to the CS for his numerous beneficial visits to her county. She further highlighted that her presence at the forum was influenced by her role as the UDA party leader, necessitating her to monitor all government projects. She praised the positive impact on her county and acknowledged that the new service would alleviate congestion at the Embu Town Huduma Centre. She requested an additional favor for the construction of a similar centre in Kiritiri for equitable distribution. Furthermore, she emphasized that local youth should be prioritized for employment at the centre.

In his speech, the CS stressed that "Huduma Bora" (Quality Service) is every Kenyan's right. He mentioned that the facility will cater to both public and private institutions and lauded Embu County for pioneering numerous government projects. In his concluding remarks, he highlighted that nowadays, the key to job opportunities lies not in personal connections but in having access to the internet (internet connection).

This digital facility's launch coincides with the University of Embu 's development of an online Artificial Intelligence tool that can address HIV-related queries, which upon completion will mark a first in the country.

29/03/2024

Happy Holidays from NSDCC Region 7