The union also wants counties barred from spending any money allocated to hospitals as well as creation of a health service commission to oversee human resource needs of doctors. By VERAH OKEYOMore by this AuthorThe doctors’ union, in a proposal presented to the Senate, wants Level 5 hospitals handed back to the national government. The union also wants counties barred from spending any money allocated to hospitals as well as creation of a health service commission to oversee human resource needs of doctors. The proposal is also seeking to create a referral authority to manage the national referral hospitals. KMPDU argues that national referral hospitals, such as the spinal injury hospital, are too small to exist as parastatals on their own, as do Kenyatta and Mathari.

Source: Daily Nation March 17, 2019 21:56 UTC