The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) has clarified that hospitals that have recently suffered closures should wait at least three months before appealing.
In a clarification published on August 5, the council, through its CEO, David Kariuki, revealed that appeals for facility closures, partial closures or downgrades would only be addressed after 90 days.
This, KMPDC noted, was to allow for the facility to address any issues that may have led to the categorisation changes first. "The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) has received several inquiries from facility owners and stakeholders regarding the levels and bed capacities assigned to their facilities," part of the statement read.
A hospital ward in Kenya.
