COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Role of fungi in Respiratory Health.

HEALTH PROMOTERS OF KWALE COUNTY.

25TH SEPT 2023

BACKGROUND

Brief introduction on the community engagement awareness World lung Day 25/ 09/2023
World Lung Day is an annual event dedicated to raising awareness about lung health and respiratory diseases. This year, our focus is on the often-underestimated impact of indoor fungi on respiratory health within households. Join us in spreading awareness and educating the community about the effects of indoor fungi and how to safeguard our lung health. WHO 2022 fungi priority list was developed due to the emergence of fungal pathogens a growing threat to human health. Advocacy on how Indoor fungi significantly impacts on respiratory health ought to be emphasized. Urban populations spend most of their times indoor thereby predisposing them to potential indoor fungal pollutants. Both children and adults are predisposed, given the similar chances of exposure (Zaleha Md Isa, 2011). Rural-urban migration, and proliferation of high-rise apartments with poor ventilation are now a huge challenge in Nairobi, Kenya. Consequently, increased human activities has heightened the dispersal of fungal spores across different spheres of life (Zaheer Ahmad Nasir, 2014; Olga Ilinskaya, 2018). However, there is limited public awareness and information on indoor fungi contamination in Kenya’s urban residential homes. To address this issue, we propose a to organize a one-day event on community engagement initiative aimed at improving the perception and understanding of indoor fungi’s health еffеcts in Kenya.