Kenya: Govt, Clinical Officers Clash Over Right to Perform C-Sections

A day after the Kenya Medical Association (KMA), the Kenya Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society (KOGS), and the World Medical Association (WMA) rejected the practice of clinical officers conducting obstetric and gynaecologic surgeries in Kenya, the Global Association of Clinical Officers and Physicians Associates (GACOPA) has now clapped back.

In the past two days, the question of who should make an incision on expectant mothers in the operating room has arisen between doctors and…