The Wajir County government has launched an emergency response plan to contain a deadly outbreak of Kala-azar, a parasitic disease caused by the Leishmania parasite. Over the past three months, the ...

The local area chief urged him to rush his son to the hospital immediately, as the child was showing all the symptoms of kala-azar, scientifically known as visceral leishmaniasis, a potentially ...

While still in nursing school, he witnessed the heartbreaking reality of patients arriving at hospitals too late for treatment.

The disease has put the government on high alert and is the second mysterious disease to hit the nation since the start of ...

When one-year-old Zakaria Amin exhibited high fever, fatigue and weight loss, his father Ahmed Amin of Hadado village in Wajir West thought his son had dengue fever.He asked his wife to get some ...

Its visible symptoms and impact on physical appearance can lead to social rejection, stigma, and discrimination for patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis. It is a public health and social problem in ...

A sinus infection is inflammation of the sinuses, which are the air spaces around your nose, eyes, cheeks, and forehead. It is also called sinusitis. When the sinuses are inflamed, drainage is blocked ...

A deadly Kala-azar outbreak in Wajir has claimed 18 lives and infected over 500 people in three months. Health officials have ...

Novartis’s (NVS) parasite-selective proteasome inhibitor with potent activity against kinetoplastid parasites was granted FDA orphan ...