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Kenya launches guidelines for treatment of Kala-azar disease
Source: Xinhua 2018-02-28 21:41:07
NAIROBI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Kenya on Wednesday launched guidelines for treatment of Kala-azar that aims to boost efforts to eradicate the disease by 2025.
Jackson Kioko, the director of Medical Services at the Ministry of Health told journalists in Nairobi that the revised guidelines on Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Kala-azar provides a road map to reduce the level of exposure to the seven million people at risk of contracting the parasitic disease in six endemic counties.
"The guidelines also introduce the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended Sodium Stibogluconate and Paromomycin combination therapy as a first line treatment for the vector borne disease," Kioko said...
Kenya launches guidelines for treatment of Kala-azar disease
Source: Xinhua 2018-02-28 21:41:07
NAIROBI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Kenya on Wednesday launched guidelines for treatment of Kala-azar that aims to boost efforts to eradicate the disease by 2025.
Jackson Kioko, the director of Medical Services at the Ministry of Health told journalists in Nairobi that the revised guidelines on Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Kala-azar provides a road map to reduce the level of exposure to the seven million people at risk of contracting the parasitic disease in six endemic counties.
"The guidelines also introduce the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended Sodium Stibogluconate and Paromomycin combination therapy as a first line treatment for the vector borne disease," Kioko said...