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Religious groups' role vital in healthcare in Kenya

Caring for the sick has for centuries been a common and noble practice in the Christian faith. In AD (Year of Our Lord) 259, the Christian community took care of Cyprian Plague victims in Alexandria, Egypt, with many losing their lives while caring for infected Egyptians.

The plague was named after early Christian writer St. Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage (modern Tunisia), who gave a clear narrative of the pandemic in a series of accounts.

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