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Patients turned away as doctors' strike bites Embu hospitals

A virtually empty ward at Embu Level Five Hospital where most services have stalled after medical doctors went on strike. Patients are being referred to nearby hospitals while those without money for transportation stay put urging the county administration to intervene to end the strike. PHOTO: JOSEPH MUCHIRI/STANDARD

KENYA: Patients seeking specialised treatment at the Embu Level Five Hospital were turned away and referred to other health facilities as a strike by medical doctors entered day eight Wednesday.

The wards at the facility which acts as a referral to other hospitals in Embu, Kirinyaga, Tharaka-Nithi and parts of Machakos counties remained deserted as families have transferred their patients elsewhere.

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