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How public health workers in Kenya cope with low pay

Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Union (KMPDU) officials led by Secretary General Dr. Ouma Oluga (C) and Chairman Samuel Oroko (R) addressing the media outside about the ongoing doctor’s strike.

There is consensus that low government wages in developing countries result in a decline of public sector efficiency and productivity and create industrial unrest as well as incentives and opportunities for corruption and misuse of public resources.

Questions about the coping strategies of health workers to supplement their income are sensitive, and it is difficult to obtain truthful answers.

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