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Patients can now breathe easy as hospitals enforce bed-sharing ban

By Mercy Kahenda | 4mos ago

Homa Bay County Referral Hospital on May 19, 2022. [File, Standard]

Hospitals have started enforcing a government directive banning the over-admission of patients, following an order by Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale.

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