Funding in focus as Kenya remains a malaria risk

The government is set to roll-out a WHO-backed infant anti-malaria vaccine. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Malaria remains a big risk in Kenya despite gains in the fight against the disease, a new report has warned, turning the spotlight on low domestic funding and prevention campaigns.

An estimated 34.86 million Kenyans are still at risk of contracting the deadly disease — an equivalent of 68 per cent of the total population — the World Health Organisation said in a report released on Monday.

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