'Lifestyle changes will mitigate growing NCD burden'
According to Komakech, NCDs, including hypertension, diabetes, cancer and sickle cell disease, account for approximately 30% of all deaths in Uganda.
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Denis Komakech from the Ministry of health addressing participants during the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau annual symposium at Imperial Royale Hotel on December 5, 2024. (Photos by Nancy Nanyonga)
By NewVision Reporter
Journalists @NewVision
The health ministry has raised a red flag over what it is calling the escalating burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Uganda, calling for urgent action to