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Private hospitals struggle as patients stay at home

Clinical staff attend to a Covid-19 mock patient at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi.

The private healthcare sector has found itself in a precarious position with workers in the sector teetering on the edge of unemployment due to the impact of Covid-19.

Top private hospitals including MP Shah, Aga Khan and Mater Hospitals have already effected pay cuts for their staff while some smaller facilities have laid off workers in a bid to stay afloat.

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