The Ministry of Public Health requires KSh 1 billion in the next two years to impede the level of tuberculosis (TB) prevalence.

At the moment, Kenya has been ranked among the top 13 in the 22 countries burdened with TB globally.

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In Laisamis even the most basic health care services are missing

Residents of Korr in Northern Kenya are yet to see proper health care facilities built and equipped to cater for them 50 years after independence.

Located close to 500 kilometres north of Nairobi, Korr is a densely populated region in Marsabit County at the heart of the vast Laisamis Constituency. The Rendille, who are pastoralists, dominate the area and largely depend on livestock for their livelihood.

Disturbing revelations are emerging that senior doctors at Kenyatta National Hospital, popularly known as consultants, have left management of patients to their students as they spend much of the time in their well-paying personal clinics or private hospitals.

The students, popularly known as registrars, are junior doctors pursuing specialization degrees in various fields, and usually require very close supervision from senior doctors (consultants) to help them horn their skills.

A promising new and innovative diagnostic test will now enable doctors to detect more people with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB), thus increasing the urgency to respond to challenges of the pricing and supply of DR-TB medicines.