Streets become TB hotspots as treatment challenges hit response Health 19 min ago Listen

Tony, alias Bazuka, 27, is one of dozens of homeless people suffering from tuberculosis (TB) in Kitengela, a rapidly growing metropolitan town in Kajiado county.

He said at least four homeless people he knew, two women and two men, have died on the streets in the last two months after prolonged illness allegedly linked to TB.

Medics in Isinya Sub-County have raised concern over a rise in new Tuberculosis infections among homeless people, with health workers warning that poor adherence to treatment could be fueling transmission and drug resistance.