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Sh285 million debt to KEMSA to blame for lack of drugs at City Hospitals

An African- american hand holds three pills. Background has two pills bottles and two other types of medicine. [Photo: Courtesy]

If you go to a county hospital today, chances are high you will be referred to a private pharmacy for your medication.

A shortage of drugs has hit medical facilities across Naibobi as a result of a Sh285 million debt the county government owes the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa).

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