Doctors’ dilemma in weak public health systems
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In July 1995, Suba district was created out of the Homabay District. As a young medical officer who had stuck to the public service after the devastating 1994 doctor’s strike, I suddenly found myself having to make a very hard decision.
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How public health workers in Kenya cope with low pay
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Kenyans now asking questions about the health sector
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The fact is, for every maternal death, there are n...
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Caesarean section is today considered the most com...
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Can the constant or burst of energy (one watt?) wh...
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Last week I spent time in retirement training with...
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Prescription drug abuse is fast becoming the new e...
By Kizito Lubano | Jun 15, 2016
Preeclampsia is the most common serious medical di...
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