| Published Tue, February 27th 2018 at 00:00, Updated February 26th 2018 at 22:59 GMT +3Biting shortage of doctors in public hospitals is pushing Kenyans online for self-medication. Besides the shortage of medical officers, Ooko attributes use of Google by many to poor relation between doctors and patients. Some do not even tell patients of the side effects of drugs and so patients head to Google for more information,” she said. Armed with the online prescriptions, patients then turn to local chemists for quick, over-the-counter drugs. ALSO READ: KNH doctors successfully reimplant patient's hand

Source: Standard Digital February 26, 2018 21:00 UTC