Uhuru Signs into law the controversial Health Amendment Bill

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The Health Amendment Bill which was sponsored by the National Assembly Leader Aden Duale has finally been signed into law by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

The Health Amendment Bill was harshly criticized by Medics especially Pharmacist who claimed that it is diluting their role in ensuring best business practices in provision of medicine.

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The medics faulted the then proposed amendments that seek to remove Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya (PSK) representation from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board and the abolishing of quality control systems with reference to registered medicine.

The new health law amends the Pharmacy and Poisons Act (Cap 244), the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act (Cap 244), the Nurses Act (Cap 257), and the Kenya Medical Training College Act (Cap 261).

Others include the Nutritionists and Dieticians Act, the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority Act, the Counselors and Psychologists Act, the Physiotherapists Act, the Health Records and Information Managers Act and the Clinical Officers (Training, Registration and Licensing) Act.

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