NNAK Demand Audit Of Nurses Countrywide

The association says this is the only way it can eliminate the problem of ghost workers in the roll of pay

NNAK National chairman Jeremiah Maina claims that thousands of nurses who have left the country to practice in other countries are still on the payroll thus creating an artificial shortage in the country

He added that despite a government directive to have 8,000 nurses hired under the economic stimulus programme, only 5,000 were hired most of who with wanting qualifications.

Maina was speakng when he opened Nakuru County health facilities.

He said there was need to ensure health facilities are well equipped with well trained health workers to assure on safety of patients

Maina noted that there are only 176 trained perioperative nurses in the country with Nakuru having only three, a number he said is very low in handling patients.

Nakuru Governor Kinuthia Mbugua who opened the conference said that the county is working on strategies of opening an operational center in each sub county to ensure patients easily access services.

He added that the county has also embarked on staffing, promotion and employment of health workers to avoid high rate of nurses leaving work.

By Rehema Juma.