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Hospitals remain closed due to shortage of personnel

Ayatya Dispensary in Baringo North that has been closed for the last nine years. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Residents have asked the county government to recruit medics to man hospitals that have remained shut due to lack of personnel and equipment.

In some parts of the county, residents walk hundreds of kilometres in search of healthcare services because facilities in their areas are closed.

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