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Ruto ends hospital equipment purchases in shift to smart care

President  Ruto with county governors during the flag-off of medical equipment under the National Equipment Services Project at State House Nairobi on Thursday, August 7. [PCS]

 President William Ruto has launched a new medical equipment programme that removes the need for public hospitals to buy machines, shifting Kenya’s health system to a fee-for-service model backed by the Social Health Authority.

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