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Burnout crisis pushes Kenya's doctors toward breaking point, union warns

Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union Secretary General Davji Atellah. [File,Standard]

Doctors are being urged to prioritise their health as rising burnout threatens the medical workforce amid mounting evidence of a mental health crisis in Kenya's healthcare sector.

Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary General Davji Atellah told doctors at the Daktari Wellness Association (DWA) annual dinner that the demands of life-and-death medicine, long shifts and under-resourced hospitals are taking a heavy toll on their mental and physical well-being.

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