The Ministry of Health has directed the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) to close all unregistered aesthetic clinics and beauty spas operating illegally.
This directive follows a comprehensive assessment of aesthetic clinics and beauty spas offering plastic surgery and invasive cosmetic procedures in Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru, and Eldoret counties.
The assessment was conducted after the Ministry of Health launched an investigation into compliance with licensing and safety standards following the tragic death of a patient during a cosmetic surgery procedure.
The Ministry found that while 77% of beauty spas and aesthetic clinics were compliant, 23% still failed to meet the stipulated legal requirements.
