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Pneumonia accounts for 15pc of all mortalities in children in the country followed by diarrhoea, malaria, HIV and other Non-Communicable Diseases. [Courtesy]
Pneumonia is the leading cause of death among children in Kenya with Kericho, Kisumu and West Pokot counties bearing the highest burden, according to the Ministry of Health.
It accounts for 15 per cent of all mortalities in children in the country followed by diarrhoea, malaria, HIV and other Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).
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