‘Let’s fight malaria locally’

KILIFI-MALARIA DAY; The Member for National Assembly for kaloleni Gunga Mwinga hands a treated net to one of the beneficiary Ms Rachael Gona during the World malaria day celebration held at Vishakani in Kaloleni Sat, 25. April 2015 where the Chief Officer department of health Kilifi County government Dr Timothy Malingi was the chief guest.PHOTOS BY JOSEPH MASHA/STANDARD

Kenya will need to do more to reduce malaria deaths. Health Cabinet Secretary James Macharia says the country may not always get sufficient donor funds to fight the killer disease, something that may spell doom for the masses in Kenya predisposed to the disease caused by the plasmodium parasite.

Speaking at a media breakfast meeting in Nairobi on World Malaria Day, he said that the country has made tremendous progress in the fight against malaria but there is more that needs to be done.