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Public hospitals in city giving patients bad drugs, says study

Some government-owned health facilities in Nairobi have been giving patients substandard medicines, a new study has revealed.

The research conducted by World Bank found that patients in the city are routinely given drugs, including antibiotics and painkillers, that do not meet the required standards.

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