Kenya: Sick But Silent

Nairobi — In Kenya, many health workers suffering from TB or HIV/Aids would rather die in silence than share the news of their sickness with fellow employees.

WHEN JOSEPH, A PHARMACIST at one of Kenya's Ministry of Health facilities, died from tuberculosis-related complications, his colleagues were lost for words.

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