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Here's why you still pay more for medicine in local chemists

Panellists at the Transform Kenya forum on healthcare at the Strathmore Business school last week. [David Gichuru, Standard]

Kenyans pay up to 400 per cent more for health services due to a low uptake of cheap generic medicines.

According to Jubilee Insurance Chief Executive Officer Julius Kipng’etich, lack of generic medicines also pushed the cost of medical insurance beyond the reach of many Kenyans.

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