Nairobi, May 7 -- The Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) has rolled out a new language training programme targeting French, German, Arabic and Amharic-an initiative designed to prepare Kenya's health workforce for both regional and global labour markets.

According to Kelly Oluoch, the institution's chief executive, the move is driven by clear and growing international demand for health workers, particularly in countries such as Germany, which are facing acute staffing shortages.

Although KMTC's training is conducted in English and its graduates are generally proficient, Dr Oluoch said language remains a significant barrier to accessing these foreign opportunities.

"We train in English, but many of our graduates are not very good at ...