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Concern over wrong lab results risks for Kenyans

Kenya Accreditation Service (CEO) Sammy Milgo (center) with Country Manager of Pathologists Lancet Kenya laboratories Dr Ruchika Kohli and Lancet Chief Strategy Officer Dr Waithira Wamwea when Kenas presented accreditation certificates to Parklands and Eastleigh braches of Lancet on Tuesday in Nairobi

NAIROBI: Concern is high that inaccurate lab results from unaccredited laboratories operating in the country are causing many Kenyans to receive wrong diagnosis and treatment in health facilities.

The Kenya Accreditation Service (KENAS), the state agency mandated to accredit medical labs in the country, indicated Tuesday that inaccurate lab results often lead medical doctors to make incorrect and potentially fatal decisions in treating their patients.

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