Auditor-General warns of untested medical drugs issued to hospitals

Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu speaking during a meeting with the Budget Committee at English Point in Nyali, Mombasa County on February 4, 2025. 

Photo credit: Wachira Mwangi | Nation Media Group

Thousands of patients seeking care in public hospitals across the country may have been exposed to untested medical drugs due to a breach of national health and safety protocols.

Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu revealed that drugs worth over Sh49 million were issued to hospitals without undergoing mandatory quality testing in the financial year 2023/24, thereby increasing the risk of patients receiving substandard or unsafe medication.

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