Established in May 2007, the World Malaria Day is observed every April 25 globally. Today Kenyans mark this day against the backdrop of an upsurge of malaria cases in the Rift Valley. In Uasin Gishu County, 160 cases have so far been reported.
Malaria still ranks among the major killers in the world today. The Kenya National Economic Survey for 2017 gives glum statistics on the devastation caused by malaria in the country.