The Council of Governors has criticized the government’s plan to send trained nurses abroad. The Council noted that the government is pushing for the agenda yet there is a need for health workers in the nation. “Currently the Kenyan public sector has a wealth work crisis with only 14 health workers per 10,000 Kenyans.”They spoke in an international workshop on Developing Healthcare Workforce for Africa on Thursday. However, the Ministry of Health assured that there is enough workforce giving an example of Kenya Medical School that is currently producing 1000 nurses while five years ago it produced 300 nurses. This comes after the government through the Ministry of Labour announced 2,500 available jobs for nurses in Saudi Arabia in January.

Source: Daily Nation February 09, 2024 09:43 UTC