Observation

Some candidates answered this question well while others could not. In question 4 (b), many candidates gave examples of communicable diseases instead of non-communicable diseases.

The expected answers are:

(a) Non-communicable disease
Is an ill health condition; that cannot be spread from person to person.
                                                                                                                                   

(b)   Examples of non-communicable disease

• osteoporosis
• stroke
• heart disease
• cancer
• diabetes
• bronchitis/lung disease
• sickle cell anaemia
• epilepsy
• ulcers
• asthma
• scurvy
• kidney diseases
• goitre
• cirrhosis
• other correctly named diseases

                                                                                   
Note: spellings must be correct to score