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Kenya: Hospitals, Lobbies Partner to Research On Heart Disease in Kenya
Nation, 2 March 2018
Kenya will soon embark on a major research project on heart disease. Read more »
For three years Kenya Cardiac Society will take on a research project on heart diseases where 5,000 subjects will be observed and tracked. The U.S.$197,000 project will be sponsored by the National Research Fund and findings from the project will be used to compile a national heart health registry.
Cardiovascular diseases is a general term for conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels, usually associated with a build-up of fatty deposits in the arteries (atherosclerosis) and an increased risk of blood clots. (file photo).
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