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Medics: Quack pharmacists to blame for rising health complications in Homa Bay

Homa Bay residents and health officials march in Homa Bay Town during the World Pharmacists Day in. The county government has started a crackdown on unqualified pharmacists. [James Omoro, Standard]

Homa Bay county has begun a crackdown on fake pharmacists and chemists selling substandard drugs for unsuspecting members of the public.

According to county’s health chief officer Gerald Akeche, the operation led by county health department officials and security officers will eliminate quacks and unregistered pharmacists in the county.

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