Most asthma cases in Kenya are misdiagnosed

NAIROBI: The Government has sidelined asthma and majored on treatment and prevention of other respiratory diseases like Tuberculosis, Kenya Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis and Lung diseases (KAPTLD), Technical Advisor Jeremiah Chakaya said.

 

And to make matters worse, Ministry of Health Lung Health Diseases co-ordinator Wesley Tomno said most asthma cases are always misdiagnosed and patients give wrong medicine.