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October 5, 2025
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Govt Addresses Claims of Medical Crisis

Govt Addresses Claims of Medical Crisis

Earlier reports suggested essential medicines were in short supply, potentially affecting millions of Kenyans...

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The Kenyan government has refuted claims of a looming medical crisis and drug shortage, dismissing reports that 21,000 essential medicines have been blocked from entering the market as deceptive and fear-mongering.

  • The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), the country's National Medicines Regulatory Authority, stated that approximately 9,000 registered medical products are currently active and accessible.
  • The alleged blockage was a misinterpretation of a routine regulatory renewal process, mandated by the Pharmacy and Poisons (Registration of Health Products and Technologies) Rules, 2022, requiring renewals every five years by December 31, 2025.
  • The PPB points to "unscrupulous individuals and cartels" resisting crackdowns on illegal importers as the source of the misinformation.

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