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How Kenyans pay multiple times more for prescription drugs, costing lives and inflicting pain

 Imported medicines contributes to high drug prices.[Courtesy]

On average, a Kenyan pays multiple times more for the same type of medicine than someone in India or the United Kingdom (UK).

Surveys done by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Health Action International (HAI) have found that medicine prices in Kenya's private sector are often several times higher than international reference prices.

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