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The medics said they would not accept being moved to the counties under what they termed “stipend arrangements.”
KMPDU has insisted that interns be paid Sh206,000 as provided in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), while the government had proposed a reduce...
Upon completion of the audit, the KMPDC will release a comprehensive report to address any concerns regarding the licensing of foreign medical practit...
Dr Atellah pointed out that over 1,655 foreign medical practitioners are currently working in Kenya, primarily in private hospitals.
The nurse based at Masisi General Referral Hospital is the second MSF staff member to be killed in Masisi town in the past two months and the third to...
KMPDU Deputy Secretary General Dennis Miskellah speaks to The Eastleigh Voice on why medics are too poor to afford the very services they render.
The strike, which began on February 27, 2025, has been called off following the successful resolution of all nine demands made by KMPDU.
Baringo Central MP Joshua Kandie was among the legislators who took a hard stance, saying that Nakhumicha’s handling of the health sector drew critici...
M23 has seized eastern Congo's two largest cities in a swift advance since January that has resulted in thousands of deaths and forced hundreds of tho...
The Kenya Environmental Health and Public Health Practitioners Union said the government is prioritising lawmakers' benefits over urgent healthcare ne...
The Sudanese Doctors Network said on X that the RSF carried out "mass executions" of 48 people from the Al-Malha area, while 63 others were injured du...
Desperate, he turned to a local hospital, but his condition worsened. By the time he was referred back to KNH, it was too late.
A report by the CoB covering the six months leading up to December 2024 reveals that Sh1.75 billion was withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund on Decemb...
While emergency cases are still being admitted, the majority of patients are left to fend for themselves. The long queues, empty consultation rooms, a...
The lavish spending came only two months after a crippling doctors' strike left patients stranded, with medics still waiting for improved salaries and...
All Nairobi County doctors and clinical officers downed their tools last week, crippling public healthcare services and leaving patients in distress....
The Union of Kenya Civil Servants (UKCS) announced that if the issue is not resolved, workers will begin protests on March 18.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) said the strike was necessary due to persistent frustrations faced by healthca...
The proposed Health (Amendment) Bill, 2024, seeks to strengthen accountability in healthcare facilities by introducing stringent penalties for practit...
The council on Thursday warned that impersonating a doctor or offering medical services without proper qualifications is a serious offence that carrie...
KMPDU also raised concerns about the hospital’s failure to promote senior doctors and its neglect to register the 2021-2025 CBA.
Lavender House Clinic project is not only treating illnesses but transforming lives, one patient at a time.
The move is seen as a step towards addressing grievances raised by healthcare workers regarding delayed payments.
KMPDU has threatened a nationwide strike starting December 22, 2024, if their demands remain unmet.
Union says the SHA board had excluded clinical officers from the list of service providers, even though they run over 1,000 private healthcare facilit...
Internship programmes play a crucial role in Kenya's healthcare system, offering practical experience to complement academic training.
Atellah said the doctors' union now expects the government to fulfil its obligations and implement the agreements as a matter of urgency.
The appeal comes a day after KMPDU accused the government of neglecting its obligations, leading to financial distress and, in some cases, suicides am...
He further emphasised the urgency of the matter, adding, "The government must decide in the coming days whether it wants doctors in hospitals or not."
While high death tolls in other parts of Gezira came as a result of RSF shelling and gunfire, in Hilaliya people have fallen ill with diarrhoea, overw...
