We are watching the situation closely. Disease is another specter that haunts Kenya. Malaria is rampant, with new strains appearing that are resistant to drugs used to prevent and treat malaria. During the conference, one of our elders became ill during the night. When taken to the hospital, he was diagnosed with acute malaria.
Yellow fever is also a problem.
Cholera and typhoid, while not epidemic, do occur in occasional outbreaks. These outbreaks are usually connected to water contamination. AIDS is a horrible scourge that will kill millions of Africans this decade. AIDS is rampant in Kenya. Certain practices exacerbate the problem.