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Death of intern doctor points out unresolved health sector issues

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The late Dr Desree Moraa Obwogi who was a a medical intern at Gatundu Level 5 Hospital. [Courtesy]

The medical community has been shaken by the tragic death of 26-year-old Dr Desree Moraa Obwogi, a medical intern at Gatundu Level 5 Hospital, in what is suspected to be a case of suicide.

This tragic event casts a harsh light on a crisis that has been brewing silently within Kenya's healthcare system - the alarming unsparing nature of suicide, with medical professionals adding to the long list of the affected.

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