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Taita Taveta County where amateurs care for critical patients

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The inside of an  ambulance. A Taita-Taveta official has said that majority of the county paramedics are unqualified. 

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

Patients in critical condition in Taita Taveta County are being transferred by paramedics who lack the necessary skills and training to handle emergencies, a letter seen by the Nation reveals.

In the letter to Health executive Gifton Mkaya, county accident and emergency response coordinator Synnette Ogola expresses alarm over the lack of qualifications and skills among some of the 13 officers employed on a three-year contract in 2021 as paramedics.