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Report: Why hospitals, doctors struggle to get your diagnosis right

A State investigation has exposed a shortage of crucial medical equipment in health facilities that explains cases of patients being treated for wrong diseases.

The report, supported by World Bank and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), found the diagnostic accuracy level of Kenyan health workers to be 67 per cent, meaning there is a chance you may be misdiagnosed when you walk to a hospital in the country.

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