HAPPY NCHIMBI, Tanzania
The growing burden of NCDs affect all people, especially the poor. Where interventions are weak or non-existent, NCDs force people into poverty through high out-of-pocket expenditures for treatment. My Uncle is admitted at the private hospital due to suspected pulmonary cancer, now kidneys have stopped working he is in Intensive Care Unit. It is highly costing, paying 250,000TZs per night excluding medication and this is way too much. Prevention is highly needed, which is not only about individual behavior change but also about establishing sustainable changes in policies, physical and social environments and health services to promote health and well-being, so that most people can be free of NCDs.