20/03/2024 16:53 (UTC)

Doctors protest in Nairobi to demand government funding for universal health care

Nairobi (Kenya), Mar 20 (EFE/EPA) - (Camera: Daniel Irungu) Health workers demonstrated Wednesday outside the Ministry of Health offices in Nairobi against the Kenyan government's failure to allocate funds for Universal Health Care (UHC) to transition staff from a four-year contract to permanent and pensionable conditions, among other grievances.

The protest comes as the boycott by Kenyan doctors also enters its sixth day, as they accuse the government of failing to address their demands, including a demand to allocate 4,000 interns to medical facilities.

FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST BY HEALTH WORKERS IN FRONT OF THE KENYAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH IN NAIROBI.

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Date: 20/03/2024 16:50 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Health » Hospital and clinic
Health » Patient
Health » Medical staff
Health » Healthcare policy
Health » Government health care
Health
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 154 seconds
Reference: 7001347202
Relevance: Normal