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Pneumonia deaths remain high on poor hygiene, dirty air - Amoth

Says the disease still claims between 8,000 to 10,000 young lives annually in Kenya

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by The Star

Health12 November 2023 - 11:28
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Acting Health DG Patrick Amoth speaks during a media breakfast ahead of World Pneumonia Day was marked on November 12, 2023

Poor hygiene and dirty air are pushing up deaths of children through pneumonia despite Kenya's high vaccination rate, the Health ministry says. 

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