Community health workers help reduce cost of treating malaria

400 Youths graduate as community health workers in Meru on 13th July 2018. [Peter Muthomi, Standard]

The cost of diagnosis and treatment of malaria has reduced in most affected counties.

An evaluation carried out by the Ministry of Health and Amref Health Africa attributed the low cost to roll out of community health workers services in Bungoma, Busia, Homabay, Kakamega, Kisii, Kisumu, Migori, Nyamira, Siaya and Vihiga counties. The findings were presented in an end-term evaluation of the Global Fund Malaria Project implemented through 16 sub-recipients from 2012 to 2017 with the objective of assessing and reducing conditions that lead to malaria related deaths.