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How ignoring early health warning signs is costing Kenyans their lives

For many patients, serious illnesses do not begin with a dramatic moment. They start quietly: a persistent cough mistaken for a passing infection, a swelling dismissed as harmless, unexplained weight loss blamed on poor diet, or recurring pain assumed to be normal. At first, there is always a reason to wait.

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