Why diabetes patients want drugs in public health facilities

Diabetes patients and other residents of Homa Bay County were seated during the World Diabetes Day at Marindi Level Four Hospital. (James Omoro, Standard)

Patients with diabetes in Homa Bay have called on the county government to provide them with medication in public health facilities.

The patients said they are unable to access the drugs at their nearest health facilities. They said the situation has forced them to rely on well-wishers such as Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), which provides the drugs free of charge.