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Lack of medicine, equipment ails Baringo health sector

The main entrance to Baringo County Hospital. [Yvonne Chepkwony, Standard]

There are growing concerns over the poor state of health facilities in Baringo County, even as the once-functioning Baringo County Hospital in Kabarnet town deteriorates to a point patients seek medical services in neighbouring counties.

Some hospitals are staring at closure, a move that may leave Baringo residents at the mercy of either accessing medical services in private hospitals or neighbouring counties such as Nakuru or Uasin Gishu.

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