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Kenyan pathologist Ahmed Kalebi joins global Hall of Fame

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Kenyan pathologist Ahmed Kalebi has joined the first Hall of Fame of The Pathologist magazine, among 15 figures recognised for their contributions to pathology and laboratory medicine. The only African and the only representative of a low- or middle-income country in this cohort, he is recognised for his efforts to advance diagnostic technologies in Kenya, according to The Pathologist.

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