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Normalise seeking mental health care services, Kenyan doctors told

A doctor collects blood samples from a patient. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard]

Kenyan doctors have been urged to normalise seeking mental health services when faced with challenges in their line of work.

Speaking during a webinar titled 'Burnout Among Healthcare Workers', Dr Edith Kwobah, a Consultant psychiatrist, said medics are facing challenges such as; shortages, inadequate support by management and poor infrastraucture, while in the line of duty.

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