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Six-county hospitals in Kisumu in food crisis

Empty hospital beds at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kisumu. [Collins Oduor/Standard]

A biting shortage of laboratory reagents has crippled operations in six Kisumu hospitals.

Kisumu County, Kombewa, Ahero, Chulaimbo, Muhoroni and Nyakach sub-county hospitals are also struggling to feed patients after suppliers stopped deliveries due to outstanding debts.

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