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In Kibera, only 10 out of 100 people get the correct medication for sexually transmitted infections. Photo/FAITH NJUGUNA

In Kibera, only 10 out of 100 people get the correct medication for sexually transmitted infections. Photo/FAITH NJUGUNA 

By GATONYE GATHURA
Posted  Tuesday, February 24  2009 at  22:11

The Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya chairman, Dr Dominic Karanja, blames the free market economy. “There are no controls since it is a free market, therefore, everyone sets their own mark-ups according to demand,” he said.

Additional reporting by Casper Waithaka

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  1. Submitted by Hillaryio

    And what really disgusts me is the fact that the government would sometimes allocate millions of shillings to conduct a study about these issues. Even more disgusting, hire a foreign team to do so. What else do you need to study when you can actually see people drop dead before your eyes? Do you need to bring researchers from western nations, some of whom have never laid their eyes on an AIDS-infected person, to tell you that your nation is rotting away?

    Posted  February 25, 2009 08:16 AM  
  2. Submitted by wanmt

    The problem actually lies with the gvt failure to enact legislation outlawing dispensing restricted meds or antibiotics without a doctor's script. Any pharmacist who is not registered or any pharmacy assistant/technician has to work under a registered and licensed pharmacist. Offenders should face a jail term. Whoever dispenses meds without a prescription also goes to jail.

    Posted  February 24, 2009 10:56 PM  
  3. Submitted by bobcat

    So what is the govt. waiting for? the IMF to tell u to take more loans to treat the diseases their policies have incubated?I'm starting to lose respect for Kenyan intellectuals and policy experts, all those shenanigans in the university depts. what good r u when the country is rotting under ur watch?

    Posted  February 24, 2009 10:49 PM