A 50-year battle with kala azar in Kenya’s North Rift
Dr Robert Kimutai attends to Kala azar patient Kangsur Lodoiywa at the Kacheliba Level Four Hospital in Kenya’s North Rift. PHOTO | ELIZABETH MERAB
Inside the 14-bed male ward at Kacheliba Level Four Hospital in West Pokot County in the northern part of Kenya’s Rift Valley, lies an emaciated 14-year-old boy with sunken eyes and prominent cheekbones.
He could easily pass off as yet another case of malnutrition, which is common in the area, but doctors at the health facility have diagnosed Kangsur Lodoiywa with kala azar.
