Stroke is an emergency Face drooping. Arm weakness. Speech difficulty. Know F.A.S.T.

What we do

Programmes anchored on 4 pillars.

Committed to reducing the effects of stroke and hypertension through programmes anchored on the pillars of Prevention, Rehabilitation, Reintegration, and Advocacy and Research.

01

Prevention

Screening, community education and workplace campaigns that help people understand their risk and act early, before a first stroke.

We run stroke and hypertension awareness campaigns across the counties, partnering with willing corporates and county governments to bring awareness into the workplace, and in time to schools and colleges.

With churches, mosques, shopping malls, corporates and counties we hold medical camps that screen for the main risk factors: blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and body mass index (BMI). Every camp shares practical information on what to do with the results.

Each year we mark World Hypertension Day, World Heart Day and World Stroke Day with the rest of the world.

02

Rehabilitation

Connections to therapy, assistive devices, affordable medicines and caregiver training, so recovery is steady and dignified.

We link survivors to rehabilitation services and offer subsidised rehabilitation to members by arrangement. Through identified partners we help survivors get assistive devices and affordable medicines.

We help members through disability assessment so they can access the interventions and privileges available to them, and we support caregivers with practical skills.

03

Reintegration

Peer support, livelihoods and pathways back into family, work and community life for survivors and their households.

A stroke affects income, relationships and confidence as much as the body. We map survivors so they can form support groups, and we hold periodic members' meetings.

Through funding, equipment and business training we support survivors and their families to lead a near normal life, and we give survivors and caregivers a platform to share their experiences in mainstream and social media.

04

Advocacy and Research

Survivor voices, evidence and partnerships that push for timely treatment, quality aftercare and NCDs as a public health priority.

We advocate for stroke and hypertension friendly policy by government and the private sector, and engage health providers so that stroke is treated as a medical emergency that needs timely attention, a clear discharge plan and rehabilitation.

We support and partner in evidence-based research on stroke and hypertension, and we are building a data bank of people living with these conditions through member registration.

We work with the Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance Kenya (NCDAK) and other partners, and champion regional integration by joining associations across East Africa and Africa.

Annual calendar

Moments that move awareness forward.

Every year SaHA joins the world in marking these days, with screening, education and survivor voices in communities across Kenya.

Nov14

NCD awareness Next up

World Diabetes Day

14 November

Diabetes and hypertension often travel together. We join partners in screening and education on blood sugar and blood pressure.

NovAll

Recognition and support

Caregivers Appreciation Month

All of November

A month to recognise the family members and friends who carry the daily work of care, with training, peer support and appreciation events.

Dec03

Inclusion and rights

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

3 December

Many stroke survivors live with disability. We raise survivors' voices on inclusion, disability assessment and access to services.

May17

Awareness

World Hypertension Day

17 May

Free blood-pressure checks and education on knowing your numbers, controlling hypertension and preventing stroke.

Sep29

Community awareness

World Heart Day

29 September

Community screening and talks on heart health, the link between high blood pressure and stroke, and simple daily habits that protect the heart.

Oct29

Flagship campaign

World Stroke Day

29 October

Our flagship day. Survivors, caregivers and health workers lead awareness on recognising stroke with F.A.S.T., acting without delay, and the long road of recovery. In 2026 SaHA marks it with KNH and partners: a procession from KNH to the Ministry of Health and the Social Health Authority to present a petition, followed by speeches from senior officials.

Throughout the year

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Partnership

NCDAK activities

Throughout the year

With the Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance Kenya (NCDAK) we take part in joint advocacy, forums and campaigns for access to NCD prevention, treatment and medicines.

Also throughout the year: monthly members' meetings, medical camps with screening for blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and BMI, and training for survivors, caregivers and health workers.

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Workplaces, counties, churches, mosques and schools can host a screening day or awareness talk with SaHA.

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