Department of health has launched a massive administration of Trachoma prevention drug( Azithromax) in Igembe North subcounty , a drive that is necessary if more than 5 percent of the population have the disease of which more than 7 percent in the subcounty have already been diagnosed.

CECM Meshack Mutuma , Noted every person in the area should take the drug because active trachoma can lead to blindness especially among children.