Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki has asked doctor's union to abort the planned medical workers strike and instead allow room for negotiations. "We call upon KMPDU to allow dialogue to solve the disputes in the health sector, let's do things differently, " Sicily said. The institutions to be affected are Kenyatta National Hospital, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and Kiambu Hospital. Pharmaceutical supplyKenya Medical Supplies Authority has dispatched pharmaceuticals worth Sh100 million to four counties to restock hospitals after 8 months without supplies. KEMSA in July stopped provisions of all medical supplies following a Sh2.6 billion debt the counties owed it.

Source: The Star February 09, 2018 20:48 UTC