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Nurses take charge on week 4 of doctors strike in Kenya

In Uasin Gishu, more nurses have taken charge of public health facilities. Patients in need of critical care were referred to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) even though its doctors are also on strike.

Clinical officers and nurses have taken charge in health facilities as the doctor’s strike enters its fourth week.

Still, hospitals across the country remained largely deserted as patients continued to flock to private health facilities.

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