Health Principal Secretary Julius Korir during the Clinical Officers with stakeholders during meeting on devolved functions, November 30, 2017. [Photo/MoH]The government has introduced training in BSc Clinical Medicine as one of the innovations to increase the access and coverage of clinical services to 80 per cent Kenyans living in rural areas.According to Health Principal Secretary Julius Korir, the graduates will help in early screening, diagnosis and treatment of non-communicable diseases which are responsible for up to about 50 per cent of the morbidity.The four-year course which will be offered at Egerton, Jomo Kenyatta, Kisii, Kabianga, Kabarak, Mount Kenya, Great Lakes and Uzima Catholic Universities will empower clinical officers to be able to perform life-saving procedures like cesarean section.He was speaking during the Clinical Officers meeting on devolved functions and launch of the Clinical Officers Council Strategic Plan 2016-2021 in Nairobi, on Thursday.The PS emphasised that the clinical officers have a new Act No. 20 of 2017 which was enacted by Parliament this year to empower them to practice as per their professional code of conduct. “This Act provides for the Training, Registration, and Licensing of Clinical Officers,” he said

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