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We don't need more hospitals- health economist

Upgraded wing at JM Kariuki Hospital, Nyandarua County. [File, Standard]

A health economist reckons that Governors, MPs and County Assemblies around the country are 'drunk' with the construction of more hospitals which are unnecessary.

Dr Daniel Mwai, a health economist, argues that any progress in Universal Health Coverage (UHC) needs primary health care networks and not the construction of more hospitals, rather we should equip and "provide soft investments in existing facilities."

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