Building Partnerships in Kenya

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In 2018, Kenya is set to complete its fifth round of deworming for school-age children, pilot a new drug therapy for lymphatic filariasis (LF) that will accelerate the end of the disease, and provide surgeries for men with debilitating hydroceles. With all of these impressive gains towards ending NTDs, this episode focuses on the story Dr.…

In 2018, Kenya is set to complete its fifth round of deworming for school-age children, pilot a new drug therapy for lymphatic filariasis (LF) that will accelerate the end of the disease, and provide surgeries for men with debilitating hydroceles. With all of these impressive gains towards ending NTDs, this episode focuses on the story Dr. Sultani Matendcharo, the head of the NTD unit at the Kenyan Ministry of Health.

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A man tells his story of living with a hyrodcele in a focus group discussion.
A man tells his story of living with a hyrodcele in a focus group discussion.

 

Dr. Sultani stands outside of his Office in Nairobi.
Dr. Sultani stands outside of his Office in Nairobi.