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Medical interns: Young doctors who 'carry weight of health care'

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The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union holds a procession in Nairobi advocating for the posting of medical interns and Postgraduates for fee payments. March 4, 2024. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

The controversy over medical interns has put Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha and the Salaries and Remuneration Commission in deep trouble, especially among medics.

And the debate has laid bare the role of interns, who medical professionals described as the workers who "carry the weight of emergency health care as well as routine care" in hospitals.

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