Kenya: Doctors call off strike, nurses continue picketing
by Tom Odula, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 24, 2020 11:26 am EDT
Last Updated Dec 24, 2020 at 11:42 am EDT
NAIROBI, Kenya Doctors, pharmacists and dentists in Kenya called off a three-day strike over inadequate personal protective equipment and insurance Thursday after the government acquiesced to their most immediate demands.
However, most other health workers remained on strike as nurses and clinicians vowed to stay off the job until their different set of demands is met.
Two people reportedly died after they could not get anyone to attend to them at government hospitals in Mombasa and Nairobi, family members said.
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The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union announced its 7,200 members have been asked to stop working until the government meets their demands. AP photo.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) Kenyan doctors and other crucial medical personnel in public hospitals Monday started a nationwide strike to protest the lack of personal protective equipment and health insurance for frontline workers fighting against the spread of the coronavirus. The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union announced its 7,200 members have been asked to stop working until the government meets their demands. This means a majority of Kenyan medical personnel in public hospitals are picketing amid a growing pandemic.
NAIROBI (AP):
Kenyan doctors and other crucial medical personnel in public hospitals on Monday started a nationwide strike to protest the lack of personal protective equipment and health insurance for front-line workers fighting against the spread of the coronavirus.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union announced its 7,200 members have been asked to stop working until the government meets their demands. This means a majority of Kenyan medical personnel in public hospitals are picketing amid a growing pandemic.
Kenya has reported 94,500 COVID-19 cases since the first positive case was detected in mid-March and 1,639 deaths.
More than 36,000 clinicians and nurses began a strike 15 days ago and talks to get them back to work collapsed today, said Austine Oduor Otieno, deputy secretary general of the Kenya Union of Clinical officers.
Majority of Kenyan medical workers on strike amid a pandemic
by Tom Odula, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 21, 2020 9:45 am EDT
Last Updated Dec 21, 2020 at 9:58 am EDT
NAIROBI, Kenya Kenyan doctors and other crucial medical personnel in public hospitals Monday started a nationwide strike to protest the lack of personal protective equipment and health insurance for frontline workers fighting against the spread of the coronavirus.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union announced its 7,200 members have been asked to stop working until the government meets their demands. This means a majority of Kenyan medical personnel in public hospitals are picketing amid a growing pandemic.