My 400km run from Vihiga to Nairobi may not have met its ambitious target yet, but it has put cardiac health on the agenda and rallied stakeholders to donate equipment and train medics. I was on the road from March 5 to April 8, seeking to raise Sh60 million for a cardiac centre. So far, the Vihiga government is building a six-storey Doctor's Plaza, where a cardiac centre will be set up. Other objectives achieved include training of health care workers by CHAK and the Health ministry on managing hypertension and diabetes. We’ve also had training of community health care workers on screening for hypertension and issuing of BP machines to them.

Source: The Star September 04, 2018 21:22 UTC