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Fake drugs killing Kenyans as traders smile to the bank

Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki.

Low quality or fake medicines are causing poor treatment outcomes, some of which lead to deaths of many Kenyan patients.

Two recently released reports paint a picture of just how bad the situation is, with exceptionally high rates adverse drug reactions and side effects among patients on hypertension and cervical cancer drugs.

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