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Public healthcare faces collapse as the shortage of doctors gets worse

A new report by the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU), which carried out an audit of the number of doctors in public facilities, indicated the number of doctors has dropped to 3,956 serving more than 40 million Kenyans, many of who cannot afford the cost of services in private health facilities.

According to the World Health Organisation, Kenya should have at least 83,442 doctors in line with the minimum recommended ratio of 230 doctors per every 100,000 people.

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