A section of doctors has opposed clinical officers performing caesarean sections citing inadequate surgical training.
Led by obstetricians and gynaecologists the doctors warn that allowing clinical officers and other health workers to conduct C-sections without the requisite surgical training, accreditation, and oversight poses a direct threat to the lives of mothers and newborns.
In a joint statement, the Kenya Medical Association (KMA) and the Kenya Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society (KOGS) raised concerns over the increasing number of clinical officers and other health cadres performing these procedures independently. .Keep ReadingClinical officers threaten to strike over exclusion from SHACrisis looms as clinical interns down toolsWhy clinical officers want SHA board disbandedHealthcare crisis set to worsen as medics stand firm on demands"Maternal mortality and morbidity remain a national concern, and the inappropriate delegation of surgical responsibilities risks worsening this crisis," the statement reads in part.
Data from the Ministry of Health and the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics indicates that 17 per cent of all deliveries in Kenya are conducted through C-sections.
