Doctors are attributing malaria-related deaths in children to kidney complications.
According to records from the Ministry of Health, more than 50 percent of the children that develop Acute Kidney Injury die due to being undiagnosed.
The complication refers to a condition where the Kidney stops being able to filter waste from the blood.
It occurs when the malaria parasites damage the red blood cells which leads to the formation of clumps which in turn impair the circulation of blood and injure the kidneys in doing so.
Dr. Jimmy Opigo, the Commissioner of Malaria Control Program attributes the high number of Acute Kidney Injury cases to the failure of parents to complete malaria treatment or lack of treatment.
Dr. Jimmy on Kidneys speaking….
On average, 42 children succumb to malaria daily in the country according to figures from the Ministry of Health, translating to 15,000 deaths annually. END.