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Why the government need to address the ongoing nurses’ strike

The ongoing countrywide nurses’ strike is quite disturbing. The general objective of devolved governments was to bring services closer to the people.

However, since 2013 when devolution was constitutionally inaugurated, striking health workers including doctors and nurses, has become the norm. Consequently, patients who depend on public hospitals have continued to bear the brunt of the incessant strikes.

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