Kenya's neglected disease
- Author:
- David Gough
- Publisher:
- Integrated Regional Information Networks
- Publication Date:
- 12 April 2010
- Tags:
- Kenya, Health and Medicine
Kala Azar is a parasitic disease transmitted by sand-flies affecting an estimated 500,000 people a year globally. If left untreated it will almost always result in death. It is the world’s second-largest parasitic killer after malaria, yet few people have even heard of it. The disease is endemic in many parts of India and east Africa, including the Pokot region of northwest Kenya.
This IRIN photogallery looks at how Kala Azar is being tackled in Kachileba.
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