The international medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) established a presence in the town of Kachileba in 2006 treating between 30 and 50 people a month.The treatment consists of one injection a day for 30 days and has a very high success rate.But despite this, thousands still die every year in Kenya because they have no access to medical facilities, information or trained medical personnel.
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