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Kemri approves herbal deworming porridge

Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) Acting Director Prof Maritim Songok hands Ujiplus product used for deworming to Mrs Mary Mengech, the Board chair of Kapsengere primary school in Nandi County on Monday 24, 2023. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard]

Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) has approved a herbal porridge product that it says is effective for deworming.

Following successful trials, the product, a brainchild of Terik community, received the nod following piloting in Nandi, Kirinyaga and Homa Bay.

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