Failure to invest in preventive healthcare is taking a heavy toll on Kenyans, says a report.
The report by the African Institute for Development Policy (Afidep) says preventive healthcare, which can lower diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cancer, has been receiving the lowest chunk of the budget, yet it is the most critical.
Afidep country head Rose Oronje called for more investment in health at the community level, and not simply waiting for people to show up in hospital.
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