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Most county ambulances are ill-equipped, new report by MCAs shows

One of the four ambulances purchased by the Taita-Taveta County Government to improve referral services during its launch at Wundanyi in 2014. [File, Standard]

Ambulances in county hospitals have no functional life-saving machines and equipment required for emergency response, a new report has revealed.

The situation, the report shows, could lead to deaths of patients, especially from far-flung areas that require swift emergency medical response and referral services.

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