Cuban doctors agreement a wake-up call for Kenya medics

Uhuru Kenyatta with his Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro, in Havana last week. FILE PHOTO | NMG

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s move to sign a bilateral agreement allowing Cuban specialist doctors to work in our county hospitals has drawn mixed reactions. Condemnation from a majority of Kenyan doctors with a few supporting the plan.

To see why the move was necessary, one needs only examine our current specialist doctors’ staffing situation — from training, recruitment to working.

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