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NNAK Vice President Denis Mbithi speaks during the Annual National Nurses Association of Kenya conference in Nyeri County. [Purity Mwangi, Standard]
Nurses attending an annual scientific conference have highlighted the shortage of nurses in public hospitals as a key challenge in Universal Health Care efforts.
National Nurses Association of Kenya Vice President Denis Mbithi said the ratio between the patients and nurses is worrying with an average ward of 40 patients relying on four nurses for services.
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