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Girl stuck in Indian hospital after lapse of government medical cover

Fyona Wanjiku Kabitta at Apollo Hospital in India. [Courtesy, Family]

If Kenya had a working universal healthcare system, Fyona Wanjiku Kabitta would, on November 30, celebrate her 21st birthday at home or, at worst, in a Kenyan hospital.

But Fyona, who is battling a kidney disease, will celebrate the day in an Indian hospital, where she is stuck because her father, Walter Njoroge, cannot afford her medical fees.

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