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Strike takes its toll on patients

Female surgical ward empty at Kisumu county hospital following a week long health workers strike.

Patients in public hospitals in Kisumu were left unattended yesterday as health workers boycotted work for the second day.

A spot check by The Standard at Kisumu County Hospital (KCH) and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) showed services had been paralysed, with only local NGOs offering HIV and Aids services.

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