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Why miracle healing thrives in county with high HIV prevalence

By Kiundu Waweru | 11yrs ago
sick man prostrates on the floor of the church during a service. I
             Sick man prostrates on the floor of the church during a service. [PHOTOS: KIUNDU WAWERU/COURTESY OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC AND INTERNEWS PHOTO CAMP]

By Kiundu Waweru

Kenya: It has been 30 years since Kenya identified its first case of HIV and Aids.

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