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Lack of enough oxygen, Covid-19 testing kits put counties in a fix

By Benard Lusigi and Brian Kisanji | Jul. 24, 2021

Vihiga county Governor Wilber Ottichilo during the official unveiling of the Oxygen plant at Vihiga County Referral Hospital on May 20, 2021.[Benjamin Sakwa,Standard]

Public hospitals in the Western region are grappling with the scarcity of oxygen and testing kits.

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