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Malaria ravages Baringo villages amid shortage of health centres

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Molinga Katodo, 15, lies on the ground under an acacia tree in Kapau, Tiaty, Baringo county, with a water drip precariously suspended from a tree branch on August 28, 2024. He is one of patients receiving treatment in the area. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Chepochesum Kareta cuddles her one-year-old son groaning in pain, he has just received an intravenous drip after testing positive for malaria.

Due to shortage of health facilities in the area, Chepochesum, 22, and other patients are forced to seek help from the private clinic at Kapau within Tirioko, Tiaty Sub County.

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