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Why I chose to be the ghetto doctor
Achieving Woman - By
Gardy Chacha | January 7th 2021 at 07:30:16 GMT +0300
Dr Janet Githinji is popularly known as Daktari wa Mtaa (Photo: David Njaaga/Standard)
Known in Eastlands and social media as Daktari wa Mtaa , Dr Janet Githinji wears her moniker and ghetto upbringing like a badge of honour - so much so that she has used her background and medical training to preach preventative healthcare in the community she grew up in.
In December 2016 doctors went on strike for 100 days. The medics dubbed it ‘Linda Afya 2’ – coming after a similar strike in 2011 (Linda Afya 1).