'Disease has plagued my poor family'

HADIJA Salum’s granddaughter Rainei was fighting for her life in hospital when we visited her home near Dar Es Salaam.

- By Hanna Geissler

A day later, we heard the devastating news that the 18-month-old had died of malaria. Hadija, 49, told us Rainei’s illness began with a fever, followed later by uncontrollable shaking.

Hospital tests confirmed a severe case of the disease.