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Ministry under fire over new Health bill

The Ministry of Health has opened a new battlefront with the introduction of a bill which civil rights groups have termed an affront to the Constitution and the devolution process.

In a surprising turnaround, the ministry has thrown out the much awaited Health Bill 2014, which it has been mid-wifing through an inclusive process for the last three years, and has replaced it with its own version - the Health Bill 2015.

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