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Kenya to end Cuban doctors deal, says Health CS Susan Nakhumicha

Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha.[Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Kenya will not renew the contracts of Cuban doctors who have been working in the country for the last six years, Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha has announced.

Nakhumicha said the decision was made after a review of the health agreement signed between Kenya and Cuba in 2017, which saw 100 Cuban doctors deployed to county hospitals across the country.

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