The Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare Partnership (AMPATH) was initiated in Kenya in 2001. In 2009, AMPATH was designated as a Center of Excellence for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disease Research by the NHLBI, and the program's research portfolio includes CVD, diabetes, and risk factors. Population-based prevalence of diabetes and hypertension in Kenya is not well known, and estimates vary according to technique, definitions, and geography. Prevalence rates range from 1% to 12% for diabetes, and 5% to 24% for hypertension. The lower ranges of these figures are self-reported disease and likely underestimate true prevalence due to low awareness of and screening for chronic diseases in this region.