By EUNICE KILONZOMore by this AuthorGENEVAKenya will on Wednesday present to the world the progress it has made in eradicating diseases such as elephantiasis, intestinal worms, trachoma, dengue and Chikungunya. The Kenyan team will join other countries in Geneva, Switzerland, for the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Summit, hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Uniting to Combat NTDs. Dr Sultani Matendechero told the Nation that Kenya has reached six million children in schools a year by spending about Sh300 million on drugs to tackle intestinal worms. Our success has also been [aided] by the fact that we also provide drugs for other neglected diseases, such as elephantiasis, therefore cutting costs by over 60 per cent,” said Dr Matendechero. A report - Integrating neglected tropical diseases into global health and development: Fourth WHO report on neglected tropical diseases - will also be launched.

Source: Daily Nation April 19, 2017 10:20 UTC