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Meru County health centres facing shortage of nurses

Kenya National Union of Nurses (Meru chapter) members during the International Nurses Week celebrations at Nkubu Catholic Church. Union official wants number of nurses increased in all county health facilities. [Phares Mutembei, Standard]

Over 90 per cent of dispensaries and health centres in the county are understaffed, a nurses’ union official has said.

Speaking during the International Nurses Week celebrations at Nkubu Catholic Church yesterday, Kenya National Union of Nurses (Meru chapter) Secretary Nesbitt Mugendi said the shortage had hampered healthcare services.

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