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Hospital lab with subsidised charges eases pain of Taita-Taveta patients

Examining the Integra 400 blood chemistry machine. From left, Alice Juma, Lancet technical supervisor, Joeffry Kalema, Moi Referral Hospital head technologist and Jimmy Eggers, WWC special projects manager
 Examining the Integra 400 blood chemistry machine. From left, Alice Juma, Lancet technical supervisor, Joeffry Kalema, Moi Referral Hospital head technologist and Jimmy Eggers, WWC special projects manager

By ALLY JAMAH

Taita-Taveta, Kenya: For thousands of residents of the expansive Taita-Taveta County, getting healthcare in public facilities has always been a nightmare partly due to absence of laboratory services.

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