Universal Health 2030 Solving Complex Health System Problems
June 2018 Standard media;Dr Samuel Owino* is employed at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), but this is not where the bulk of his salary comes from. After he is done with his ward rounds between 8am and 9am, Dr Owino will have a busy day hoping between his office at Doctors …
Read More »KENYA:Staff shortage hits Nakuru Level Five Hospital
May 2017 Dailynation;The number of nurses at the Nakuru County Level Five Hospital has declined by 25 percent since the start of devolution. A Nakuru County Assembly Health report on the state of the hospital four years after devolution painted a grim picture and cast doubts on the future of …
Read More »KENYA: Report lays bare Kenya’s frail health sector
May 2017 DailyNation; Kenya only has only 2,089 specialist doctors, a new national survey of the country’s hospital staff has revealed. In 2015, there were 5,660 medical doctors, with 387 of them specialising in gynaecology. Experts in general surgery stood at 338 while internal medicine experts were 296. NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES …
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