'Malaria claims more as global deaths drop'

World Health Organisation’s Ruddi Eggers immunises a baby in Ndhiwa town, Homa Bay County during the launch of Malaria vaccine. [James Omoro, Standard]

Kenya has recorded an 11 per cent increase in malaria deaths over the last eight years, a new report shows.

The increase is despite a 31 per cent global reduction in malaria deaths, according to the World Malaria Report 2019 released by the World Health Organisation (WHO).