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Machakos level 5 Hospital
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Broken system? Row over surgeons training at Machakos Level V

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An ambulance at the Machakos level 5 Hospital carrying survivors of an accident.

Photo credit: File| Nation Media Group

In Kenya, there are two ways to become a senior surgeon.

You could do the traditional route – complete your bachelor’s degree, internship and work as a doctor and then pursue a master’s degree in medicine.