Health care crisis calendar of events

Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Union officials (KMPDU) Chairman Samuel Oroko (left), Treasurer Daisy korir and Secretary General Ouma Oluga after the hearing of a case on doctors strike at the court of appeal on 23/2/17 [Photo-BEVERLYNE MUSILI/Standard]

November 2016: Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) issues strike notice.

December 1, 2016: Doctors proceed on strike, paralysing operations in public health facilities. Meanwhile the Council of Governors (CoG) files an application in court and obtains orders stopping the strike for one month.