Gov’t Set To Launch Special Police Unit For Medical Compliance
Aden Duale, the Health Cabinet Secretary, has announced intentions to establish a dedicated police unit to ensure medical compliance.
This comes following the death of Amos Isoka, who suffered complications from an alleged botched dental operation.
During a news event on Sunday, January 18, the healthcare chief stated that the unit will be responsible for weeding out and prosecuting unqualified or unlicensed healthcare practitioners in the country.
Duale stated that the team will also oversee operations at the Social Health Authority (SHA) to guarantee that other medical practitioners who are still siphoning revenue from Kenyans through fraudulent activities are caught.
Crackdown on quack medics
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Health CS Duale orders crackdown on quack medics
Order after patient died after botched tooth extraction
Duale says “Scope of Practice” framework to be introduced
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The Ministry of Health stated it is collaborating with the DCI to conduct further investigations into the incident and ensure that all those involved are captured and held accountable.
“If you are a quick Healthcare practitioner who is not licensed and has not gone to school like the one who mishandled our patient, I am telling them, they better go look for somewhere else they are going to do their business,” Duale said.
“We will crack the whip, we are planning to form an anti-fraud police Unit to deal with fraud Police Unit to deal with even fraud with SHA, where we are getting people opening and siphoning public money,” he added.
The Health CS has further stated that the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) will waive all fees incurred while he was undergoing treatment.
“Tomorrow morning, I will direct KNH to waive all the bills of our late brother, who was mishandled by the quick doctor,” Duale said.
“This will be the same way we do when people even go there after being injured during protests or other events.”
Amos Isoka died on Thursday, January 15, while receiving treatment at Kenyatta National Hospital, following an alleged botched tooth extraction surgery at a local clinic in Kawangware days earlier.
His sickness worsened after the incident, causing him to seek specialized treatment at Wema Hospital.
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However, doctors expressed concern that the disease could have been caused by the use of unsterilised dental instruments.
He was later transferred to KNH, where he was admitted for a week. His condition deteriorated further, and he succumbed after developing serious chest and breathing complications.
“I was told that Amos needed chest surgery because he had developed pressure issues the previous night. He stopped breathing and was taken for CPR, but he passed away at around 11 p.m.,” Isoka’s wife said.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) has since confirmed that the medical facility involved in the botched procedure has been operating unlawfully.
Gov’t Set To Launch Special Police Unit For Medical Compliance
