Advocates warn the country has fewer than 10 geriatric doctors for 3.6 million older persons, leaving millions to age without specialised care. [AI]
Kenya has fewer than 10 doctors trained to treat older persons for a population of 3.6 million elderly people, ageing advocates have warned.
Maurice Omolo, manager of the CPF Group Foundation, the non-profit arm of pension administrator CPF Group, said the country had no specialist geriatric health system, leaving millions of Kenyans to age without access to doctors trained in their specific conditions.
"In Kenya, we have very few doctors. In fact, less than 10 specialised geriatric doctors in Kenya," noted Omolo.
Kenya currently has 3.6 million older persons, a number the National Council for Population and Development (NCPD) says is expected to triple to 12 million by 2050.
