Kenya-Cuba doctors training deal in the mire

The absorption of 48 Kenyan doctors on State-sponsored training in Cuba is likely to face hurdles after it emerged that the medical board cannot licence them after they graduate.

The students, who are studying general comprehensive medicine, a two-year course that is available in the country, were informed they will have to do an additional year of surgical disciplines in order to comply with the Kenyan set standards.

The Nation has established that two Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB) members travelled to Cuba in July to, among other things, align the course with the Kenyan Family Medicine curriculum.

Board chairperson Eva Njenga and Dr Nelly Bosire, a member, are expected to present their findings to the board during a meeting mid this month.

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A student in Cuba who spoke anonymously, said the board proposed that the one-year surgery discipline be done in Cuba or Kenya.