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Legal boon for local medical supplies sector

Legal boon for local medical supplies sector
 Legal boon for local medical supplies sector

Kenya: The Government has promised to enforce the law requiring suppliers to source 40 per cent of their goods from the local market, a move that could see a huge growth in the pharmaceutical sector.

This comes at a time the Health Ministry has set aside more than Sh43 billion for the procurement of medical facilities in the country. County governments are also on a shopping spree for medicines and equipment for their counties.

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