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Kenyan hospitals barred from seeking donations

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Kenyan hospitals can no longer directly seek donations despite facing an acute shortage of medicines. The restriction comes amid supply difficulties affecting healthcare facilities, the Sunday Standard reports.

Kenya’s public hospitals and dispensaries are barred from seeking donations of medicines and medical supplies from potential benefactors, as shortages continue to limit patients’ access to essential care, the Sunday Standard reports.

A health professional described a critical situation in Kenya’s public sector, according to the newspaper.

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