The Ministry of Health has abolished the mandatory attachment fee for Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) students in all level 6 hospitals, due to their high attachment fees.
Speaking at KMTC headquarters in Nairobi on Wednesday, May 4, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale claimed that there has been a recurrent tendency of these hospitals to charge KMTC students high fees for attachment opportunities, a trend he branded as unacceptable. "One of the issues that was raised by the board of management of this institution is the high amount of money that the students are charged when they visit public hospitals for attachment, which will never happen, particularly the level 6 hospitals that are under my ministry," the CS said. "This is the problem in these hospitals because even if there was charging in these hospitals, there must be evidence and a very good reason as to why, but when you go to Kenyatta Hospital here, they are charging Ksh10,000," he added.
Photo of students at a Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) campus Photo KMTC Level 6 hospitals are national referral hospitals, which are at the highest level in the country's healthcare system, and are managed by the national government.
These facilities offer tertiary-level care.
