To this end, the role of the private health sector cannot be underestimated. The private health sector has been complementing the public health sector for decades. Private hospitals and diagnostic centres have enabled patients in public hospitals to get expensive tests done locally to improve their care. This signals positive trends in the public health sector, with ability to provide multiple and advanced treatment options for improved patient outcomes. Unfortunately, what has been sacrificed, for the most part, has been the cost of a skilled workforce in an effort to remain “affordable”.

Source: Daily Nation May 21, 2019 04:18 UTC