Under normal circumstances, hospitals offer hope for the sick as others are saved from a certain death. The stark reality at Bungoma Hospital in the past week however has become a harsh opposite, as innocent patients find themselves on the receiving end of a strike by health workers, which for some has led right into the morgue.
According to a report by Citizen TV, 11 people have died in the hospital since Wednesday, when the strike began. Grieving relatives say if the nurses and doctors had gone on strike, perhaps the deaths of their loved ones would have been averted.
Patients in wards await medical attention which they are not assured they will get in good time as there is simply no one to attend to them.
The situation paints a grim picture of hopelessness as sick residents who cannot afford private hospitals have no option but to wait until the hospital is up and running again.
Health workers at the facility went on strike protesting delayed salaries, claiming that they had not received their dues for the month of May
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Interns from Kenya Medical Training College who have continued to attend to the patients, despite their efforts are hardly making a difference as the situation becomes overwhelming.
Senator Moses Wetangula who visited the hospital, condemned the condition of the hospital and called on the Senate Health Committee to probe the use of funds in the county in light of the matter.
Here is a video clip on the report:
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