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Kenya: Nurses' Strike Enters Second Month
Capital FM, 1 August 2017
Beds in most public hospitals in Nairobi remain deserted and dusty following nurse's strike that has entered its second month. Read more »
Kenya Nurses' Strike Enters Second Month
The strike has seen the suspension of in-patient services in most public hospitals, forcing patients to go to private facilities. Nurses are protesting against the non-implementation of a salary deal that was reached by both the national and county governments and the Salaries and Remuneration Commission.
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Kenya: KNH Nurses Down Tools in Solidarity With County Colleagues
Nation, 31 July 2017
Nurses at Kenyatta National Hospital have joined the ongoing nationwide nurses' job boycott. Read more »
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Kenya: Doctors Want to Help End Nurses' Strike
Nation, 30 July 2017
Doctors have volunteered to mediate talks that will end the nurses' strike, which has paralysed health care at public hospitals. Read more »
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Kenya: Nurses' Strike Hits Fight Against Cholera
Nation, 26 July 2017
Efforts to curb Kenya's latest cholera outbreak have been hampered by a nurses' strike that enters its 54th day Wednesday, putting the lives of hundreds of patients at great risk. Read more »
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Kenya: Nurses Stand Firm in Talks to End Strike
Nation, 16 July 2017
Nurses have agreed to go back to the negotiating table with governors to end their nationwide strike. Read more »
InFocus
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Nurses have cited frustration with the government's non-implementation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement deal made with both the national and county governments in June. They ... Read more »
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The United Nations Children's Fund agency says the nurses' strike that has entered its 23rd day has impeded the response to disease outbreaks being reported in several parts of the ... Read more »
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The sharp differences in the two factions within the Kenya National Union of Nurses means that the more than 26,000 nurses who provide essential health services will stay out of ... Read more »
