Water-borne Diseases Cost Kenya Sh27b Annually
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Treatment of Diseases Spread Through Poor WASH Costs the Country Sh27 Billion Yearly, According to Public Health Ministry Report
Director of Public Health John Kariuki said it is regrettable for the country to lose billions of shillings in treatment of water-borne diseases that could easily be avoided.
Speaking at Kainuk Health Centre in Turkana County during the commissioning of wasteincinerators, Kariuki said money wasted on treatment of such diseases could instead be used to provide other health services in rural areas.
This, he said, could be achieved only if the national and county governments focus more on improving sanitation and promoting good hygiene practices among Kenyans. Theincineratorswere constructed by World Vision,USAIDand the Ministry of Public Health
Kariuki noted that Sh94 million is enough to improve worrying state at sanitary facilities and homes and save the country more money.
He said strains to put up more hospitals and health facilities will be tackled if the county governments emphasised on preventive health care at homes and public facilities.
Kariuki said 94 per cent of diarrhoea cases are preventable through proper sanitation and good hygiene and that the disease is responsible for deaths of 89,000 children yearly in the country.
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