Cardiologists, Orthopaedic surgeons, Plastic reconstruction surgeons and Nephrologist are among the 100 doctors Kenya is importing from Cuba. KMPDU Secretary General Ouma Oluga argued that the employment of the Cuban doctors was done before 2,000 local doctors were considered for employment. He said the Sh2 billion to be used to hire the Cuban specialists is enough to hire 1,000 local doctors per year. Read: Doctors threaten mass withdrawal over importation of Cuban expertsAll the Cuban doctors will be vetted by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board to establish their suitability. "The Cuban specialists are, therefore, a first step in bridging the doctor to population ratio in our country," Kariuki said.

Source: The Star May 02, 2018 07:52 UTC