Malaria: Kenya
At least nine have died from Malaria in Tirioko Ward in Tiaty Sub-County, Baringo over the last five days and dozens more are facing death as they struggle to seek medication for the killer disease.
Malaria is treatable but residents in remote villages have been unable get to nearby hospitals located kilometers away as the roads are bad and have to walk to the health facilities. Most of those suffering from the disease lost their lives on the way to the nearby clinics. A number of people were found lying on the road as they waited for assistance.
Meanwhile, in Marsabit County about 1,300 people have been diagnosed with malaria a week after the disease claimed 17 people.
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