Killer diseases put focus on Kenya’s health care

Patients seek health care services at a hospital in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa on April 16, 2024

Photo credit: Kevin Odit | Nation Media Group

Diseases that can be prevented are leading in the cause of deaths in Kenya, shining a spotlight on the need for nuanced public health education and investment in medical research. 

Dr Paul Yonga, an infectologist and clinical epidemiologist in Nairobi, told Healthy Nation that Kenyans should watch out for 14 diseases in the coming year, based on findings of a recent survey.