Anne Swakei

Making health care accessible to all!

[APHRC @aphrc]

This week, #IamAPHRC's Food Environment Policy Action project brought together policymakers, researchers, and advocates for a workshop on advancing critical policies for healthier food environments. Over the next few days, experts and partners will work on drafting two pivotal policies:
✅ Public Procurement and
✅ Food Service Policy and Fiscal Policy for Healthy Diets.

These policies aim to shape healthier food environments by promoting sustainable practices and encouraging healthier choices across communities. Together, we're working towards impactful, lasting solutions for improved nutrition and public health.

#FoodPolicy #HealthierCommunities #WeAreAfrica

@NCDAllianceKe, @MOH_Kenya, @IILAinfo, @TU_Kenya, @uonbi, @KenyattaUni, @DiscoverJKUAT, @KiambuCountyGov, @Machakos_Gov, @UNICEF, @NutritionIntl @Hope_Shete, @KiruiCaliph1, @Liz_Kimani, @DMdiarafa, @amveyange, @ckyobutungi

[NCD Alliance Kenya @NCDAllianceKe]

🚨 Alert! A Growing Concern: Unhealthy Diets.

Empowering health advocates with Nutrient Profile Models (NPM), Front-of-Pack Labels (FOPL), and digital media content creation skills. Together, we fight unhealthy diets, one day at a time.
#HealthyKenya #SayNoToUnhealthyDiets

[Anne Swakei @AnneSwakei]

The double burden of malnutrition! #NCDAllianceke, KELIN, IILAinfo,

[Jackson Okata @amboleokata]

Kenya seeks to reduce its obesity prevalence to 26% in 2025. Kenya’s global obesity preparedness ranks at 143 out of 183 globally, with the country projected to reach 18 percent obesity in the next 12 years.
@ncdalliance @AnneSwakei

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[KELIN @KELINKenya]

🎉 Thrilling news from @KELINKenya! 🌟Delighted to announce @wanameme's appointment to the @WHO Civil Society Task Force on Tuberculosis. His role includes amplifying grassroots voices and priorities. Let's join in celebrating this remarkable achievement!
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[Anne Swakei @AnneSwakei]

Is sugar the enemy of healthy living? As we mark the World Health Day themed 'My Health, My Right' Listen to this conversation/interview on how sugar-sweetened beverages ('junk food'), front-of-pack labeling and fiscal policies affect our health and ultimately our right to health

[Anne Swakei @AnneSwakei]

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[Anne Swakei @AnneSwakei]

Seeds of Change: Fuelling Organic Revolution to Stem Non-communicable Diseases Burden in Rural Kenya https://t.co/f0h8cMRNhF via @Talk Africa
#NCDAK, #APHRC, #NCCK, #KELIN

[Anne Swakei @AnneSwakei]

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[Anne Swakei @AnneSwakei]

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[Ministry of Health @MOH_Kenya]

𝐏𝐒 𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐢 𝐔𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠

Today, Ms. Mary Muthoni, Principal Secretary for Public Health and Professional Standards, advocated for increased budget allocation to enhance healthcare infrastructure and services during her address to the National Assembly Committee on Health.

Highlighting the pivotal role of adequate funding in advancing healthcare delivery and improving health outcomes, the PS stressed the urgent need for heightened investment in critical areas such as healthcare facilities, personnel training, and Universal Health Coverage.

She outlined the significant challenges facing the healthcare sector and emphasized the importance of financial support to effectively address these issues.

Additionally, the PS discussed the department's focus on key areas under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), including public health management, disease surveillance, preventive healthcare measures, and strategic interventions for diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, and nutrition services.

[Tobacco Control and Health Promotion Alliance @KETCA254]

Today, @KETCA254 joined @ntakenya in a forum to meaningfully engage creative artistes to deliver #TobaccoControl messages.

Thank you @SABINACHEGE for gracing the event. Your concern for young people is commendable. Let’s protect the youth #BanNicotinePouches @NCDAK @kenconetwork

[NCD Alliance Kenya @NCDAllianceKe]

Get ready for a week filled with impactful activities. We call on @WilliamsRuto to address care inequalities and ensure #UHC implementation by 2030. @StateHouseKenya @MOH_Kenya @DDrnjenga @ncdalliance @nhifkenya @zippyali @daktari1 @UHC2030 @AfricaCDC @AfricanNCDsNet @CSOs4UHC

[Kenyan Network of Cancer Organizations @kenconetwork]

Earlier today: KENCO joined eminent partners for a press briefing by civil societies at the Sarova Stanley Hotel on Kenya's crucial responsibility to curb tobacco farming and control tobacco use for public health.

[International Institute for Legislative Affairs @IILAinfo]

The impact of trans fats on our health cannot be ignored. Join @AnneSwakei & other health advocates in urging our @jumuiya leaders to prioritize the health and wellbeing of East Africans by developing a regional regulation on trans fats.
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#TransFatFreeEAC #WorldHealthDay

[International Institute for Legislative Affairs @IILAinfo]

"By advocating for the adoption of a regional regulation on trans fats, we are demonstrating our commitment to ensuring that our communities have access to healthy food options" - Ann Swakei from @NCDAK
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#TransFatFreeEAC
#TransFatFreeKenya
#RegulateTransFatsNOW
#ActOnNCDs

[International Institute for Legislative Affairs @IILAinfo]

Advocates play a critical role in promoting #transfat elimination and can make a significant contribution to improving public health in their spaces and communities.
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#TransFatFreeKenya
#TransFatFreeEAC
#RegulateTransFatNOW

[International Institute for Legislative Affairs @IILAinfo]

Thank you @NCDAK @KEBS_ke @kenyacardiacs @CINKenya @strokehyperten1 @KombeMartha @OmbokiMonayo for joining us for the #TransFatFreeKenya #TransFatFreeEAC advocacy meeting. We all play a critical role in promoting trans-fat elimination in the region!
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#RegulateTransFatsNOW