NCDs THREATEN NEW BURDEN OF DISEASE

  By Okech Ogol Samuel A new wave of NCDs (Non Communicable Diseases) once thought to a problem for rich countries, has taken shape in Uganda in the forms of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) CancerCardiovascular illnessesdiabetes mellitus, and Cardiovascular illnesses, among others with diabetes mellitus (DM) rising at a potentially catastrophic rate. Typically attributed to the…