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Kenya faces shortage of physicians as NCD among kids in Nairobi rise, experts say

Out--patients at Coast General Teaching and referral Hospital in Mombasa. Jan. 16, 2025. [Omondi Onyango,Standard]

Kenya is grappling with a biting shortage of physicians, with all level four and five hospitals operating without one, respected kidney specialist Dr Sudi Mohamed has said.

Dr Mohamed of Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital (CGTRH) said that currently in Kenya, one physician handles over 10,000 patients.

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