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Report: Nyanza suffers acute shortage of doctors

The whole Nyanza region is currently being served by less than 600 doctors. [James Omoro, Standard]

Public health facilities in Nyanza region have an acute shortage of specialist doctors, with Homa Bay County being the most grossly affected, a new report shows.

According to the report by the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentist Union (KMPDU), Homa Bay County has only two dentists against a population of about 1.1 million people.

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