Kenya Doctors' Strike Ends
The 3-week long doctors' strike which brought hospital services to a halt has been called off after the government agreed to the doctors' demands.
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Kenya:
Doctors End Three-Week Strike
Capital FM, 5 October 2012
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) on Thursday called off its three-week strike after the government pledged to address all the grievances that… Read more »
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Kenya:
Doctors Call Off Strike
The Star, 5 October 2012
DOCTORS yesterday called off their three-week long strike after the government heed to their demands. Read more »
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Kenya:
Doctors Threaten to Stop Emergency Work
The Star, 4 October 2012
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has threatened to withdraw the doctors it had allowed to deal with emergency cases at the Moi Teaching and Referral… Read more »
Doctors at the start of the protest 3 weeks ago.
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Medical Services Minister Anyang' Nyong'o has moved to hire 1,000 new doctors to replace striking doctors in the face of reports that 50 patients are dying per day due to a lack of ... Read more »
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More than 3,000 medical practitioners countrywide are expected to take part in a strike after they said the government turned a deaf ear to their grievances. Read more »