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Doctor plucked from top Indian hospital saving cancer patients in Nakuru

Dr Navin Raina instructs other doctors at Medihelal hospital on how to use endoscopy machine while conducting diagnosis on 13th May, 2015 {PHOTO BY BONIFACE THUKU}

To a majority of Kenyans, India is the place to visit when it comes to medical tourism.

This has largely been fuelled by lack of advanced medical facilities and equipment in Kenyan hospitals. And even when the equipment are available, patients are kept on the waiting list for too long. Some even die while still waiting for their day to come. It is for this reason fundraisers for people seeking treatment in India have become common practice.

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