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Kenya: How Cuban Doctors Deal Was 'Hawked' to Kenyatta
Nation, 2 October 2020
In August 2016, Cuban diplomat Raul Rodriguez Ramos drove to State House in Nairobi to bid farewell to President Kenyatta after his tour of duty. Read more »
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Kenya: Revealed - Secrets of the Kenya-Cuba Doctors Deal
Nation, 1 October 2020
When in early July Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said 20 Cuban doctors from the Henry Reeve Medical Brigade had been deployed to Kenya to help the country cope with the… Read more »
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Kenya: Govt Denies Reports That Cuban Doctors Will Earn More Than Kenyan Counterparts
Nairobi News, 20 July 2020
The government has refuted reports that the 20 newly hired Cuban doctors will earn more than their Kenyan counterparts. Read more »
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Kenya: 20 Specialized Cuban Doctors to Support Pandemic Fight At Kutrrh
Capital FM, 18 July 2020
The COVID-19 fight in the country received a major boost on Friday after the government announced the arrival of 20 specialized Cuban doctors to support ongoing efforts to combat… Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya to Pay Cuban Doctors on Local Rates
Capital FM, 18 July 2020
The government now says that the 20 Cuban doctors who flew in to support war against COVID-19 will be paid like their local counterparts. Read more »
Details of Kenya-Cuba Doctors' Deal Revealed
Ever since the Henry Reeve Medical Brigade was constituted by late President Fidel Castro in 2005 to deal with emergencies and serious epidemics, Cuba has sent thousands of its members abroad as part of its medical diplomacy - or what is known as the "white coat army". Members are trained in medicine and infectious disease containment and were deployed to more than 27 countries, including Kenya. A deal that was signed between Kenya and Cuba reportedly commits Kenyans to pay about U.S.$9,000 every month for each of the 100 doctors. This is equivalent to the pay of five Kenyan medical officers. One of the reasons given for the figure was that Cuban doctors were coming to solve the chronic shortage of medics. A report has indicated that 83% of the medical superintendents were "very satisfied with the skills of the specialist deployed to their county" but the biggest challenge is communication barriers.
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The Nairobi county government has said in a notice to estate agents that it plans to rent three-bedroomed houses for the two Cuban doctors for at least one year. It says the houses ... Read more »
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A woman, identified as Dr Melody Charmyrian, took to the dance floor to prove that she's not just a good medical practitioner, but can dance too! Read more »
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President Kenyatta has underscored the importance of immunisation as an important component of the ongoing drive towards the realisation of Universal Health Coverage for Kenya, ... Read more »
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The health practitioners arrive as part of a deal signed between Kenya and Cuba for the deployment of 100 specialist doctors. The government says the specialists - three ... Read more »
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe addresses some of the 20 Cuban doctors stationed at the Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital during the launch of the hospital’s Infectious Disease Unit (IDU) and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on August 5.
