However, since 2013 when devolution was constitutionally inaugurated, striking health workers including doctors and nurses, has become the norm. Low remuneration, delayed salaries, biased promotion, poor working conditions and failure to remit statutory deductions have been cited as some of the areas of bone of contention. The problem of striking health workers in this country should be a thing of the past. Therefore, lack of quality health services in counties is a great disservice to the citizens. The time for the government to address the matter is now to prevent untimely deaths of poor patients.

Source: Standard Digital June 11, 2017 06:56 UTC