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How deadly teething traditions are claiming children's lives in Ukambani

Dr Dorcas Kavuli, a pediatrician at Kibwezi sub-county hospital in Makueni county attends to baby Michael*, who is admitted following a gum cutting incident. [Philip Muasya, Standard]

Inside a hospital ward at Kibwezi Sub-County Hospital, little Michael (not his real name) faintly opens his eyes and fixes them on the strangers standing beside his bed.

Startled by their presence, he lets out a whimper and clutches his frail hands onto his mother, as if seeking protection and reassurance.

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