13 months ago, through the NCD Champions, I partnered with Talanta institute and was supported by Stowelink’s Inc to develop an online course as a way to bridge boundaries and train more NCD CHAMPIONS across the world. Together we curated a world class NCD Training Online course dubbed Non-Communicable diseases for Public Health. We setContinue reading “OGWENO STEPHEN SPONSORS AND TRAINS OVER 1000+ NCD CHAMPIONS THROUGH THE NCDS ONLINE COURSE”
Category Archives: GLOBAL HEALTH
NCDs and CLIMATE CHANGE: WE HAVE STARTED A MOVEMENT
Non communicable diseases also referred to as lifestyle diseases are the leading cause of death globally and account for over 55% of hospital admissions. These diseases continue to affect indivituals, families, and even economies. But did you know that NCDs and climate change are closely interlinked making it even a more urgent concern? So howContinue reading “NCDs and CLIMATE CHANGE: WE HAVE STARTED A MOVEMENT”
THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER, HERE IS WHY YOU NEED TO JOIN THE LIFESTEN HEALTH WAIT LIST
You might have already seen all the hype on our social media and the social media of your favorite influencers that something exciting is coming up, well, that exciting thing they are all talking about is Lifesten Health. Imagine, if you were to be rewarded for every time you worked towards achieving your health goals.Continue reading “THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER, HERE IS WHY YOU NEED TO JOIN THE LIFESTEN HEALTH WAIT LIST”
OGWENO STEPHEN HOSTS A NEW PODCAST SERIES: NCDS AND COVID 19: LESSONS FROM THE PAST TO PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE
How do we build back better? In an effort to shine more awareness and insight into the experiences of people living with non-communicable diseases at the height of COVID 19 and potential lessons for the future, NCD Champions in collaboration with Stowelink Inc and hosted by Ogweno Stephen produced a 10-part podcast series on NCDsContinue reading “OGWENO STEPHEN HOSTS A NEW PODCAST SERIES: NCDS AND COVID 19: LESSONS FROM THE PAST TO PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE”
OGWENO STEPHEN PUBLISHES NEW RESEARCH: EFFECT OF COVID 19 CRISIS ON MENTAL HEALTH AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN 18-35 YEARS IN KENYA
Ogweno Stephen recently published a new research article on the effect of COVID 19 on the state of mental health for young people in Kenya. This paper is part of his commitment to contribute to the ever-growing body of research and evidence that is important in improving and enhancing evidence for policy, decision making andContinue reading “OGWENO STEPHEN PUBLISHES NEW RESEARCH: EFFECT OF COVID 19 CRISIS ON MENTAL HEALTH AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN 18-35 YEARS IN KENYA”
OGWENO STEPHEN’S STORY ON HIS JOURNEY FROM OBESITY TO A GLOBAL NCD ADVOCATE FEATURED BY THE STAR NEWSPAPER
Ogweno Stephen recently got featured by The Star newspaper where his journey from living with obesity to becoming a global health advocate for non-communicable diseases was featured. The Star newspaper is one of the top 5 biggest newspapers locally and through this feature, ogweno’s story was able to inspire millions of Kenyans and educate themContinue reading “OGWENO STEPHEN’S STORY ON HIS JOURNEY FROM OBESITY TO A GLOBAL NCD ADVOCATE FEATURED BY THE STAR NEWSPAPER”
WHEN EVIDENCE IS NOT ENOUGH, COMMUNICATING HEALTH IN A TIME OF CRISIS
COVID 19 saw the world experience for the first time a new type of pandemic, the infodemic. Health professionals and scientists became untrusted, theorists and celebrities suddenly became the trusted sources of information and social media became the number one source for information gathering and sharing. This also led to a lot of opportunists usingContinue reading “WHEN EVIDENCE IS NOT ENOUGH, COMMUNICATING HEALTH IN A TIME OF CRISIS”
OGWENO STEPHEN HOSTS A MINI PODCAST SERIES ON DISSEMINATING AND ENDORSING THE GLOBAL CHARTER ON MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT 13-5-2022
Stowelink recently partnered with the NCD Alliance Of Kenya and the NCDs patient group caucus to develop and distribute a dissemination of the Global Charter for Meaningful Involvement for People Living with NCDs. This was done through a mini audio-visual podcast series that was hosted by Ogweno Stephen and can now be accessed and watchedContinue reading “OGWENO STEPHEN HOSTS A MINI PODCAST SERIES ON DISSEMINATING AND ENDORSING THE GLOBAL CHARTER ON MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT 13-5-2022”
OGWENO STEPHEN HOSTS A GLOBAL SEMINAR ON ORAL HEALTH IN COLLABORATION WITH C3 FOR HEALTH – UK
As part of National Smile month in the United Kingdom Stephen Ogweno of Stowelink Inc in partnership with C3 For Health hosted a C3 International Seminar where Stephen talked about the reality of oral health and opportunities to improve it. Oral health care is still widely neglected, expensive, and information on oral care is stillContinue reading “OGWENO STEPHEN HOSTS A GLOBAL SEMINAR ON ORAL HEALTH IN COLLABORATION WITH C3 FOR HEALTH – UK”
OGWENO STEPHEN OP-ED PIECE ON OBESITY PRESENTED AT THE WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY 25-5-2022
The World Health Assembly is here with us, and one thing is certain, that there needs to be more action on NCDs and obesity. Ogweno Stephen’s through provoking Op-Ed article on obesity was presented at the World Health Assembly. Here is an excerpt from the op-ed. Here is my story — and why these recommendations,Continue reading “OGWENO STEPHEN OP-ED PIECE ON OBESITY PRESENTED AT THE WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY 25-5-2022”
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