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5,000 Medics Write to Uhuru Over Expiry of Contracts
President Uhuru Kenyatta reading documents in his office
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Five thousand medics who were hired for the rollout of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Universal Health Coverage program have expressed concern over the expiry of their contracts.
In a letter dated April 8, seen by
Kenyans.co.ke, the medics have appealed to President Kenyatta to consider their absorption as permanent workers.
“Majority of us are still youths and are worried about our future by the end of these three years on contract and therefore we humbly request to be appointed as permanent employees of the county governments in the terms of Public Service Commission and Salaries & Remuneration Commission,” the letter reads in part.
Africa s health systems are failing to meet the needs of vulnerable groups
Less than half the population of Africa are not receiving the health services they need, with vulnerable groups including gay and disabled people left behind, says a report.
Africa s health systems are failing to meet the needs of the poor, the disabled, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBT), with challenges ranging from discrimination andstigma to poorly designed health care facilities, according to the African
Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) Commission report.
According to a 2019 study in South Africa, healthcare workers are not trained to handle LGBT population seeking healthcare services. The LGBTs are subjected to verbal abuses and denial to medical services by healthcare workers.
President and Chief Executive Office, South African Medical Research Council, Prof. Glenda Gray, disclosed this at the launch of the Africa Sustainability Index at the 2021 Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC), held in Nairobi, Kenya.
Led by a panel of 10 independent African healthcare experts, the first-of-its-kind, data-driven policy tool by the FutureProofing Healthcare initiative, the event measured the current status of health systems in 18 countries across Africa and provided valuable context, as countries across the continent determine how to accelerate Universal Health Coverage (UHC) goals and progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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