A Kenyan doctor who was taking postgraduate diploma training in family medicine in Cuba has committed suicide, Ministry of Health in Kenya confirmed the sad news
The ministry added through Chief Administrative Secretary Rashid Aman that the body of Dr Ali Juma, from Mombasa County, would be flown in from Cuba by Tuesday.
“The circumstances surrounding his death are still not clear and we are still waiting on information from the embassy and the authorities.
He also noted that the information had been made available for the affected family members and friends.
“The ministry has taken necessary action and informed the family, the county authorities and the governor after verification of the information,” he said.
One of the close friends to the deceased revealed that Dr.Juma had been set to travel back on said Tuesday to check on his wife and eight-months old son
An official statement into the cause of his death would be set aside by
Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) this was announced by KMPDU Deputy Secretary-General Chibanzi Mwachonda
“It is unfortunate that we had to lose a young medical officer from Mombasa. As a union we had advised against this programme which was clouded with uncertainties we requested that they only move forward when the government had done due diligence,” said Dr Thuranira Kaugiria, the KMPDU secretary-general for Nairobi, .
“The doctors who travelled to Cuba formally lodged a complaint with the ministry stating that the cost of living was high and that they would like their allowances raised to Sh144,000 a month and yet they were only paid Sh36,000 a month,” he said.
