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AIDS deaths outnumber malaria and TB

    JOHANNESBURG

    Kenya's Ministry of Health is concerned that HIV/AIDS has overtaken tuberculosis (TB) and malaria as the leading cause of deaths in the country, a local newspaper, The Nation reported.

    It is estimated that more than 100,000 people die annually of AIDS-related illnesses, while malaria claims 30,000 lives and TB 20,000.

    However, Health Minister Charity Ngilu said efforts to tackle the pandemic were bearing fruit, as the previous HIV prevalence rate of 13 percent had been reduced by more than half, and the daily number of people succumbing to AIDS-related illnesses had fallen from 700 to 300.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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