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Proposal for health service commission win for workers

Seth Panyako leads nurses in a strike. [Harun Wathari, Standard]

Health workers stand to benefit greatly if a proposal by the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) for the establishment of a Health Service Commission (HSC) is adopted.

Lack of a credible commission to address challenges facing health workers has led to strikes over the years, with thousands of patients forced to seek medical attention from expensive private facilities.

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