Kenya's healthcare system faces rising demand, overstretched public facilities and increasing treatment costs. Medical insurers are also grappling with escalating claims.
By
Mary Muthee
Head of Wellness & Health Navigation
Old Mutual General Insurance
Kenya has one doctor for more than 5,000 people, far below the World Health Organisation's recommendation of one doctor for every 1,000 people. The shortage continues to widen as trained clinicians migrate abroad while the country's population keeps growing.
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