Even as the Tuberculosis survey promises a different picture ailment, current data shows that Nairobi, Garissa and Mombasa counties have the highest cases of drug-resistant TB.
According to the statistics from the National Tuberculoses, Leprosy and Lung Disease Programme, Nairobi leads in the drug resistant strain of TB with 74 cases, Garissa with 69 cases and Mombasa closing the top three affected counties with 17 cases of the disease that takes at least six months to treat.
Acknowledging the just released data, NTLD head, Masini Enos said there is a general improvement as far as the ailment is contained. The counties that recorded the highest improvement are Isiolo and Kisumu counties.
Tuberculosis, a bacterial airborne disease, is presently ranked as Kenya’s fifth killer ailment, having claimed about 10,183 lives since 2015.