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Kenya's public hospital doctors sign agreement to end national …

(6 days ago) WEBNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s public hospital doctors union on Wednesday signed a return to work agreement with the government, ending a national …

https://apnews.com/article/kenya-doctors-strike-union-f3bb7264b540e9f2d4437b0faf7dad9e

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Hundreds of Kenyan doctors protest in the streets as national …

(Just Now) WEBKenyan doctors take part in a protest, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, March. 22, 2024. Hundreds of Kenyan doctors have protested in the streets demanding …

https://apnews.com/article/kenya-doctors-strike-360ed1cf1e931dfb6bfe6dda04172d73

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Kenyan hospital lays off 100 striking doctors as nationwide strike

(8 days ago) WEBUpdated 6:55 PM PDT, April 9, 2024. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A public hospital in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, has laid off 100 doctors who are taking part in a …

https://apnews.com/article/kenya-doctors-strike-layoffs-c3f67fe3aadb60a13adece8d0a85ce09

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Inside eight-hours tense closed-door talks that failed to …

(9 days ago) WEBThe spectre of strikes has plagued Kenya’s medical field for years, with a major strike in 2017 that left a devastating mark. Thousands of Kenyans were denied …

https://nation.africa/kenya/health/inside-eight-hours-tense-closed-door-talks-that-failed-to-end-doctors-strike-4565816

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MWAMISI: Koskei leadership in ending doctors strike’ …

(Just Now) WEBIt took political will in the national and county governments to embark on the new process of resolving health matters in Kenya. While the end of the doctors' strike …

https://www.the-star.co.ke/siasa/2024-05-15-mwamisi-koskei-leadership-in-ending-doctors-strike-showed-united-government/

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Doctors Union Cites Progress in Talks with Government …

(9 days ago) WEBApril 22, 2024. 10. NAIROBI, Kenya, April 22 – After four days of intense negotiations, the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has reported …

https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2024/04/doctors-union-cites-progress-in-talks-with-government-to-end-strike/

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Kenyan government doctors sign agreement to end strike …

(3 days ago) WEBBy George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan public hospital doctors on Wednesday signed a return to work agreement with the government meant to end a strike that …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/kenyan-government-doctors-sign-agreement-to-end-strike/ar-BB1m2zqq

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COVID and health workers' strike: How Kenya's health services …

(5 days ago) WEBfrom the Kenya health information system across four periods. These (March to November 2020 and February to October 2021) and the healthcare workers' strike …

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-covid-health-workers-kenya-coped.pdf

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Why Kenyan health workers are on strike and what can …

(3 days ago) WEBA Kenyan nurse participates in a march during their strike following failed negotiations between health unions and the government. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya. Doctors and nurses in Kenya’s public

https://theconversation.com/why-kenyan-health-workers-are-on-strike-and-what-can-be-done-about-it-70221

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Kenya Doctor Strike: Citizens Caught in the Middle of Healthcare

(2 days ago) WEBThe strike, driven by doctors’ grievances over pay disparities and the failure to employ trainee doctors, underscores systemic issues within Kenya’s healthcare …

https://medafricatimes.com/34720-kenya-doctor-strike-citizens-caught-in-the-middle-of-healthcare-workers-and-government-dispute.html

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Kenya: Pandemic Health Workers Lack Protection

(1 days ago) WEBAt the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Kenyan authorities promised to introduce Covid-19 risk allowances for all frontline health care workers in the fight …

https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/10/21/kenya-pandemic-health-workers-lack-protection

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Healthcare workers' strike persists as gov't and unions fail to reach

(4 days ago) WEBSMS to 25170 or WhatsApp 0743570000 or Submit on Citizen Digital or email [email protected]. A Thursday evening meeting between the …

https://citizen.digital/news/healthcare-workers-strike-persists-as-govt-and-unions-fail-to-reach-agreement-n340655

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Kenya’s Deadly Neglect of Health Workers’ Concerns

(1 days ago) WEBKenyan authorities have a responsibility to address the concerns of health workers and fulfill the right to quality health care for the country’s people. Under …

https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/02/03/kenyas-deadly-neglect-health-workers-concerns

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Prolonged health worker strikes in Kenya- perspectives and …

(4 days ago) WEBBackground While health worker strikes are experienced globally, the effects can be worst in countries with infrastructural and resource challenges, weak …

https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-020-1131-y

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The COVID-19 pandemic and disruptions to essential health …

(3 days ago) WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic and the associated health-care workers’ strike in Kenya have been associated with a substantial disruption of essential health services, with the use of …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(22)00285-6/fulltext

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Kenya's health workers on strike - The World from PRX

(2 days ago) WEBThe World Apr. 24, 2024. Halima Gikandi. For weeks now, health workers in public hospitals across Kenya have been on strike over low pay and other issues. Union …

https://theworld.org/segments/2024/04/24/kenyas-health-workers-on-strike

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Kenyan doctors strike nationwide. Patients left unattended or …

(Just Now) WEBNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Doctors at Kenya’s public hospitals began a nationwide strike Thursday, accusing the government of failing to implement a raft of …

https://apnews.com/article/kenya-doctors-strike-2b7507464f5d77642eae9b771b6df54f

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Reason doctors ended strike without resolving controversial issue …

(8 days ago) WEBThe strike, which began on March 13, 2024, saw medical services across the nation severely disrupted, highlighting the critical issues facing the healthcare sector …

https://www.pulselive.co.ke/news/local/reason-doctors-have-ended-strike-without-resolving-controversial-issue-on-interns/8znewf9

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Tackling health professionals’ strikes: an essential part of health

(8 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Since devolution of healthcare services in 2013, the Kenyan public health sector has been affected by frequent short and often localised strikes.1 These were …

https://gh.bmj.com/content/3/6/e001136

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Strengthening Labour Relations to Avert Strikes in the Health Care

(4 days ago) WEBSince 2010, Kenya has experienced seven nationwide public healthcare workers strikes and numerous county-based strikes. The labour strikes which …

https://kippra.or.ke/strengthening-labour-relations-to-avert-strikes-in-the-health-care-sector-in-kenya/

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Investing in the health workforce in Kenya: trends in size, …

(3 days ago) WEBThe policy thrust in Kenya is to improve the quality of life of the population by investing to improve health service provision and achieving universal health coverage …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9422806/

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 among …

(5 days ago) WEBBackground: The knowledge possessed by healthcare workers (HCWs), along with their attitudes and practices play a vital role in effectively managing a …

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-65112-001

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Healthcare workers begin five days of strike action - Yahoo

(6 days ago) WEBHealthcare assistants are striking for a third time in as many months in an ongoing row over pay. Hundreds of workers at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS …

https://www.yahoo.com/news/healthcare-workers-begin-five-days-153047910.html

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I grew up in Kenya's biggest slum and know from experience

(7 days ago) WEBWhen humanitarian disasters strike, community-based organizations instantly become first responders. I’ve experienced this firsthand in recent weeks when extreme …

https://fortune.com/2024/05/15/aid-to-africa-must-shift-toward-community-organizations/

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Prolonged health worker strikes in Kenya- perspectives and …

(3 days ago) WEBIn 2017 there were two dramatic and prolonged health worker strikes: a 100 days doctors strike and, soon afterwards, a 150 days nurses strike; with the latter …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7011250/

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COVID and health workers’ strike: how Kenya’s health services …

(8 days ago) WEBThese were pre-pandemic (January 2018 to February 2020), two pandemic periods (March to November 2020 and February to October 2021) and the healthcare …

https://theconversation.com/covid-and-health-workers-strike-how-kenyas-health-services-coped-in-times-of-crisis-191513

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Healthcare Workers Vote To Authorize Strike At Phelps Hospital

(5 days ago) WEBRegistered nurses and other caregivers at Phelps Hospital represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East voted by 98.9 percent majority to authorize a strike as …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/healthcare-workers-vote-to-authorize-strike-at-phelps-hospital/ar-BB1mAAVx

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Russia must stop its attacks against first responders and healthcare

(9 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organisation has verified over 1,000 attacks on health care facilities or professionals in Ukraine since February 2022; more than 60% of all such …

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/russia-must-stop-its-attacks-against-first-responders-and-healthcare-facilities-uk-statement-to-osce

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Thousands of New Zealand doctors hold second strike

(7 days ago) WEBAbout 2,500 resident doctors in New Zealand participated in a two-day strike on May 16‒17, following a 25-hour strike on May 7, which was their first nationwide …

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/05/18/dber-m18.html

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The Sunday Read: ‘Why Did This Guy Put a Song About Me on …

(9 days ago) WEBThe Sunday Read: ‘Why Did This Guy Put a Song About Me on Spotify?’ The answer involves a remarkable — and lucrative, and ridiculous — scheme to game the …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/19/podcasts/the-daily/brett-martin-spotify.html

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