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Doctors union defend Kenyatta National Hospital staff

Suspended Kenyatta National Hospital CEO Lily Koros  and  Board chairman Mark Bor. [Standard]

NAIROBI, KENYA: Kenya’s doctors’ union defended staff at the largest referral hospital after they were suspended for operating on the wrong patient.

On SundayOuma Oluga, chief executive officer of the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists’ Union, said in a televised interview the mix-up  at Kenyatta National Hospital laid bare the dangers to patients of an“overwhelmed” system and staff.

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