By BONIFACE MWANIKIMore by this AuthorHealth Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki has signed the contract to bring 100 Cuban medical specialists to Kenya. President Uhuru Kenyatta sanctioned the bilateral agreement allowing Cuban doctors to work in Kenya during a recent visit to Cuba. The Heath CS said the deployment of the doctors to rural areas will help improve access to specialist medical services and reduce dependency referral hospitals. The government has ignored objections from the Kenya Medical Association (KMA) and Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists’ Union (KMPPDU) over the Cuban doctors’ deal. On his part, KMA secretary-general Prof Lukoye Atwoli said in Mombasa last week that importing 100 Cuban doctors would deny local experts jobs.

Source: Daily Nation April 27, 2018 15:33 UTC