Wajir battles Kala-azar: Over 600 infected as death toll reaches 25

Public health and professional standards PS Mary Muthoni joins ministry officials and executive committee members from Wajir county as she flags off three mobile laboratories ro help in easing kala-azar testing in Eldas and Wajir West. [Lillian Mutavi/Standard]

The National Government has intensified its response to the Kala-azar outbreak in Wajir County, where the death toll has risen to 25 and infections have surpassed 600, with children being the most affected.