Yet student doctor Lydia Wahura Kanyoro, 35, and in the prime of life, killed herself on Saturday by injecting herself with anaesthetic drugs in the KNH parking lot. I am scared of dying but I am more scared of living,” a printed note read. Her colleagues described her as a brilliant professional and a top-performing student with a limitless future. Lydia, a star medical student in paediatrics, was pursuing her master's degree in medicine at UoN's College of Health Sciences at Kenyatta National Hospital. And her death raises the spectre of psychological pressure and untreated mental health issues among medical professionals, especially younger health workers.

Source: The Star June 15, 2021 20:03 UTC