Kenya: Give NCDs More Attention

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Kenya: Give NCDs More Attention

Opinion - During a visit to Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital this year, a team from the National Task Force on Mental Health found a pregnant woman trying to climb a fence with patients and staff watching helplessly.

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