In Congo, the health officials the disease tuberculosis was being spread by HIV patients. But I concluded that the root cause was extreme poverty. In this article, the author cites poverty and poor nutrition as major factors fueling the spread of tuberculosis in Kenya.
Link: Poverty News Blog: Poverty blamed for TB spread.
Poverty and poor nutrition are major factors fuelling the spread of tuberculosis in the country, health experts say. Kenyatta National Hospital chief executive Jotham Micheni Tuesday said slum dwellers in Nairobi and other urban areas faced the highest risk and contribute 80 per cent of the total TB burden in the country.
Last year, 116,723 cases of TB were detected in Kenya compared to 115,234 in 2006, which was a seven per cent increase.
In 2004, Kenya was ranked 10th among 22 countries which account for about 80 per cent of the world’s TB cases.
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