KENYANS TO BENEFIT NOVARTIS BRAND ACCESS PROGRAM

Patients with non communicable diseases can now access and afford essential medicine and technology across the country

This is after the the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Swiss government launched the Novert Brand access Programe at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi 

Kenya is experiencing an epidemiological transition from infectious disease towards non communicable conditions and injuries while it remains a significant cause of ill health and death.

According the Cabinet Secretary of Health Mr. James Macharia, non communicable diseases is the major threat that claim 60 percent of all death globally

As we launch this Novartis Access program and the 15 Key drugs for mostly non communicable diseases, i take note that Novartis is well within our health sector framework and policy direction that guarantees the highest  standards of health to the citizen he said

Mr. Macharia also urged Novartis to strive to expand the drugs withing the access portfolio while looking for inovative ways to partner with others to further support access to NCD drugs which have been hitherto unavailable to very costly to the public


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