Why is it so hard for new doctors to get jobs in Kenya?
The World Health Organisation says Kenya has a shortage of medics, and yet thousands of new doctors can鈥檛 find jobs.
鈥淭he country has spent so much training us 鈥� and yet we are still wallowing in joblessness right now.鈥�
According to the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council, only around 1,000 out of the 5,000 medical students who鈥檝e graduated in the past five years have found jobs as doctors.
And yet the World Health Organisation says Kenya has a shortage of medics 鈥� and needs more if it鈥檚 to deliver the healthcare the population needs.
So what exactly is the reason behind qualified doctors not being able get a job?
@mpholakaje has been finding out.
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