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Hydrocele: How Kilifi's free surgeries are lifting stigma

Medical doctors operating hydrocele and elephantiasis patients at the Magarini Sub County Hospital in Kilifi County on November 17, 2025. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard]

Kilifi County, in partnership with AMREF Health Kenya, has made major progress in treating and eliminating hydrocele and elephantiasis.

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