In a move likely to send shock waves through the health sector, the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB) announced the decision in an advertisement on Wednesday. “Notice is hereby given to the general public, medical and dental practitioners, health institutions and health sector employees (public and private) that the KMPDB resolved to remove 2,063 medical practitioners and 212 dentists from the register,” read the ad. With a doctor patient ratio of one to 16,000, Kenya has an acute shortage of doctors and dentists. This is according to a statement delivered by Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki while briefing the press at Afya House. The World Health Organisation recommends a minimum of 1.5 medics per 10,000 people, or three doctors for every 20,000 people.

Source: Daily Nation April 18, 2019 01:18 UTC