welcome to Kenyan-Heart's website
Kenyan-Heart National Foundation is a Medical Charity whose Mission is "Prevention, Reduction, Control, Treatment and Management of Heart Disease through Public Awareness & Education, with an emphasis on Prevention".
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Kenyan-Heart Wins Award!
Its celebration time as Kenyan-Heart Wins the Global, Louise Lown Heart-Hero Award-2011.
The Kenyan-Heart National Foundation's (KHNF) Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) Prevention Program, funded by DANIDA and in Partnership with the Danish Heart Foundation has received the 2011 Louise Lown Heart-Hero Award from ProCor and the Lown Cardiovascular Research Foundation.
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World Heart Day 2011
Celebrating World Heart Day
Kenyan-Heart joins the rest of the world in Celebrating World Heart Day-2011….Another Overwhelming Success!Learn more about World Heart Day and the current theme, "One World, One Home, One Heart."
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Heart for Children
Facilitator Manual
Kenyan-heart National Foundation has developed this manual as a tool kit guide for teachers in primary schools. This guide will help educators teach children about healthy diet and physical activity in a fun and exciting way.Learn more about "empowering children to take charge of their heart health".
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World Diabetes Federation Workshop
International Participation
Elizabeth Gatumia of Kenyan-Heart National Foundation at the World Diabetes Federation Workshop held in April 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark.Discover where else we have been represented.
Find out about Kenyan Heart's affiliations.
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Rheumatic Heart Disease
Over 1000 Trained!
Kenyan Heart Celebrates a significant Milestone
We have been busy training various groups of people in a bid to equip them with the information with which they can become effective in their spheres of influence as we work together to Prevent the terrible effects of Rheumatic Heart Disease.
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Talking Walls?
The writing is on the wall
Kenyan Heart's groundbreaking initiative is creating awareness in schools about the deadly Rheumatic Heart Disease.Students and educators alike are able to read the warning signs associated with this killer disease, which primarily affects children, right off the walls in their schools.
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The Nairobi Eastlands Children's Heart Education Project
Evaluating Kenyan-Heart's work in Nairobi's impoverished Eastlands area.
This evaluation examines, among other aspects, the successes, challenges and opportunities of implementing the pilot project.
News & Events
Keep up with important Kenyan-Heart happenings
Kenyan-Heart Wins Award!
The Kenyan-Heart National Foundation's (KHNF) Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) Prevention Program, funded by DANIDA and in Partnership with the Danish Heart Foundation has received the 2011 Louise Lown Heart-Hero Award from ProCor and the Lown Cardiovascular Research Foundation.
July / 2011
- - Go Red launch.
August / 2011
- - Local Committees Training Seminar (ToTs).
- - Visit by Danish Heart Foundation partners.
September / 2011
- - Heart Month.
- - World Heart Day Celebrations.
Get in touch
Phone, fax, e-mail
Address: Kenyan-Heart National Foundation (KHNF), Viking House, 3rd Floor, Westlands Waiyaki Way, Opposite CBA
P.O. Box: 59178 - 00200, Nairobi, Kenya
Telephone: +254 2 4452214 / 3005084
Mobile: +254 729 625741 and +254 735408784
FAX: +254 2 44522141
E-mail: kenyanheart@wananchi.com
Kenyan-Heart on Facebook
facebook.com/kenyanheart
Cardiovascular Disease... are you at risk?
Find out how to guard you heart
Making changes in your lifestyle can have major effects on reducing your risk of Cardiovascular Disease. Knowing about risk factors – how they affect your health & how they increase your risk – may help make the lifestyle changes & can help you feel more in control of your heart health.
The Heart is a muscle that needs exercise to stay fit & healthy. Lack of Physical activity is a major risk factor for Heart Disease & High Blood Pressure. Inactive People are twice as likely to suffer a heart attack & three times as likely to die after such an attack compared to those who exercise regularly.
What do we do?
Below is a preview of some of our work
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk Factors Prevention
Are you at risk? Find out more about this critical issue.
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Publications
Read some interesting Kenyan-Heart material.
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World Heart Day
Kenyan-Heart joins other countries around the world in marking World Heart Day every September.
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Rheumatic Heart Disease Prevention Program
Kenyan-Heart's CORE business is the Prevention of Heart Diseases and in particular Rheumatic Heart Disease.
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Talking Walls
The “Kenyan-Heart Talking Walls” are Yet another tool for imparting knowledge & information on How to Prevent Rheumatic Heart Disease.
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Kenyan-Heart Clubs
Kenyan-Heart Clubs showcase their Creative activities with the aim of Spreading the Message of Rheumatic Heart Disease Prevention.
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Local Committees Involvement
Kenyan-Heart Selects Leaders of various Groups right from the Grassroot & Educates them... once Empowered with this knowledge (they) are able to now Reach others from their Communities
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Treatment Program
For some prevention is no longer an option. For those who require urgent medical intervention, Kenyan-Heart makes an effort to assist needy patients access treatment.
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