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Striking nurses in Mombasa stand in soliderity outside the Coast General Hospital. They ended the five day strike on Monday following a court order. [PHOTO/GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].
Two years into devolution, health institutions are ailing. From drugs shortage and expired ones to delayed salaries, hospitals countrywide are grappling as Kenyans, especially the poor, suffer.
The Ministry of Health says most dispensaries and health centres hardly stocked recommended medicines. A health sector performance report for 2013 and 2014, says only a third of dispensaries had the required medicines in stock.
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