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The Murang’a government has started a programme to train residents on better feeding habits to manage and treat diseases.
The project implemented in partnership with Diabetes Awareness Trust (DAT) is set to have centres opened in each of the 35 wards to train residents on the right foods to consume.
It’s one of the initiatives being implemented in the county under Murang’a Agro-ecology Policy enacted in 2023, and which has seen numerous activities undertaken to promote organic farming and consumption of organically produced foods.
Murang’a county is one of the regions grappling with a heightened prevalence of non-communicable diseases, including arthritis, hypertension, diabetes and cancer.
Hannah Kigamba, a director at DAT, said the project is geared towards enhancing disease prevention and enabling community members with chronic illnesses to manage them through food.
“We intend to take nutrition advisory from the hospitals to the community. We will also be working with community health promoters because they are the people in the grounds”.
The CHPs will undergo training and will afterwards be expected to disseminate the information through youth, women and community groups.
Patients with chronic illnesses will be referred to the centres where they will find nutritionists, who will then advise them on the foods to consume, and how, to manage their illnesses.
“This project is starting right now and will conclude in June 2029. We are now looking for other partners to help establish more centres in the rest of the wards,” Kigamba said.
“We want a situation where every consumer in the county has access to safe food and nutrition advise through the food farmacy outlets”.
Hannah Kigamba, the director of Diabetes Awareness Trust that is spearheading Food Farmacy programme in Murang’a countyUnder the project, extension officers from the county governments and development partners will also be engaged to build the community’s capacity and sensitise them on the need to engage in organic farming to enhance the nutrition of their produce.
Read more here: https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-11-07-muranga-residents-to-be-trained-to-eat-food-as-medicine
Adapted from The Star News
