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Duale bans bed sharing in public hospitals under new health reforms

Health CS Aden Duale speaking during the official inauguration of the benefits package and tariffs advisory panel at Afya House on 26th May 2025. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Patients in public hospitals will no longer be permitted to share beds, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has announced.

During an event in Nakuru County on Wednesday, where he launched Taifa Care, the government's universal healthcare scheme, Duale introduced a one-patient-one-bed policy aimed at reducing congestion in public healthcare facilities.

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