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Kenya unlikely to meet SDG malaria eradication target
Malaria remains a leading cause of death in Kenya, particularly among children under five years of age, with about 70 percent of the population at risk. In 2021, Kenya will have 3.4 million malaria cases, representing a significant health burden for the country.
Kenya is unlikely to meet its malaria reduction target, a Commonwealth survey shows, citing inadequate investments to deal with rising resistance by mosquitoes to insecticides.
The Commonwealth Malaria Report said that though Kenya has achieved a significant reduction in malaria prevalence, from 8 percent in 2015 to 6 percent in 2020, the country is still below the World Health Organisation (WHO) target.
