Kenya Mourns As Kenyan doctor dies in Cuba under Unclear Circumstances

Kenyan doctor dies in Cuba

The government has confirmed the death of one of the 50 Kenyan doctors who went to Cuba for training under a partnership programme between the two countries.

In a statement issued on Monday, the Ministry of Health said Dr Hamisi Ali Juma died on Sunday , March 17 under unclear circumstances.

“The circumstances resulting in the death are not clear yet, as investigations by the Cuban authorities are ongoing.

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“As we wait the full police report on the case, we urged fellow Kenyans especially his fellow student colleagues in Cuba to be sensitive to the grieving family and refrain from discussing the case on the social or regular media,” read part of the statement, signed by Health CS Sicily Kariuki and Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho.

Dr. Ali Juma was one of the 50 Kenyan doctors in Cuba sponsored by government to study Family Medicine as a specialization under the framework of the MOU between Kenya and Cuba.

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The Ministry further noted that plans are underway to transport the body back to Kenya, adding that “our Kenyan Embassy in Havana is working closely with the Cuban authorities on handling the case.”

This happens a few months after the Kenyan doctors had complained of neglect.

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Kenyan doctors sponsored by the State to study in Cuba decried tough living conditions and some were contemplating quitting in february 2019

The 50 doctors claimed they are barely surviving, a different picture compared to the glorified scenery painted by the Ministry of Health of how comfortable their stay was to be in the foreign land.

Confession by some doctors as well as scrutiny of their meeting minutes showed that some could not even afford 10 am and 4 pm cup of tea which cost Sh600.

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