Health services paralysed as nurses strike in 11 countiesPatients wait to be attended at Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital on 4/2/2019 during day one of the nurses strike that officially started on Monday. Mbagathi Hospital is among the health facilities in Nairobi County where nurses joined others in at least 11 counties in a strike that started yesterday. The nurses, who gathered at the Jomo Kenyatta Sports Ground, vowed not to resume work until their grievances were addressed. More than 500 nurses did not report to work, with union officials asking patients to seek services at private health facilities. The scenario was the same at Samburu County Hospital in Maralal town, with nurses taking to the streets before going to meet Health Chief Officer Sam Nakope.

Source: Standard Digital February 04, 2019 21:04 UTC