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County Hospital runs out of this drug

Facility hit by crisis
Drugs on display in a hospital in Kenya
Drugs on display in a hospital in Kenya

Samburu County Hospital ran out of drugs as patients are left worried over where to get the medicine.

Patients at the facility raised concerns after they claimed that Tuberculosis(TB) drugs at the medical institution had been depleted.

A section of the sick at the hospital had further pointed out that they may be forced to seek fresh treatment as reported by Nation.

Mbagathi hospital drug shortage

In January this year, Mbagathi Hospital in Nairobi had been hit by drug shortage.

Reports had indicated that the situation at the institution had forced patients admitted at the hospital to buy own medication from private pharmaceutical shops.

Patients who sought laboratory services had to be directed to nearby private facilities or Kenyatta National Hospital.

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