Nurses in Taita Taveta county have protested over poor medical equipment and understaffing in public health centres. Boniface Mrashui, the county Nurses' Union secretary said many health centres lacked basic tools and hardly received pharmaceutical supplies thus making it difficult to offer better services. Read: Taita Taveta nurses hold protests“We have had several meetings with county government over the state of our hospitals," he added. Mrashui said a crisis meeting convened on Friday by Taita Taveta Health executive Mwakisha Makoko did not bear fruits. Taita Taveta Nurses Union chairperson Halima Hassan blamed the county government for turning a blind eye on their suffering despite their dedication in service delivery.

Source: The Star February 01, 2019 21:22 UTC