Two organizations partner to tackle Malaria in Kenya Nile Basin

 

Participants during today's workshop on tackling Malaria within the Kenyan Basin while rejuvenating the Kenya Nile Discourse Forum {KNDF} in Kisumu-Photo and Story By Dickson Odhiambo

April 22, 2025

Two organizations partner to tackle Malaria in Kenya Nile Basin

Two Organizations have partnered to help in tackling the cases of Malaria within the Kenyan Nile Basin.

The two Organizations namely Community and Media Empowerment Initiative in Kisumu {CEMI-K}, Kenya and the Kenya Nile Discourse Forum say Malaria disease still remain a major health and social problem within the Kenyan Nile Basin.

Speaking in Kisumu during a workshop on tackling Malaria within the Kenyan Basin while rejuvenating the Kenya Nile Discourse Forum {KNDF}, Community and Media Empowerment Initiative in Kisumu {CEMI-K}, Kenya Programs Manager Bernard Okebe said they are also coordinating issues of environmental conservation alongside tackling Malaria within the said basin.

He says his organization will coordinate with that of KNDF and will focus on Malaria as a major public challenge within the Kenyan Nile Basin.

In charge of Malaria Control in Kisumu County Lilyana Dayo says nationally, the percentage of those attacked by Malaria is 6 percent while in the Lake Victoria Basin, it is 19 percent.

She says Coast Region has five percent, adding that one of the interventions the Government has applied is the mass distribution of bed nets with the Lake Basin region as well as other regions.

She suggests that the Government should heavily invest on malaria control within the Lake Basin and Coast regions, adding that there are still high transmissions of malaria diseases in the two areas.

This year’s World Malaria Day will be marked this April 25 with a theme of Malaria Ends with Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite." 

This theme emphasizes the need for increased investment, innovative solutions, and renewed commitment to combat malaria. It's a call to action for all to re-energize efforts at all levels, from global policy to community action, to accelerate progress towards malaria elimination. 

 

 

 

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