Kenyan doctors, who have been on strike for almost two months now, took to social media on Monday with revelations of their bad experiences.
They used Twitter hash tag #MyBadDoctorExperience to tell stories about their poor working conditions and the dire circumstances they and their patients have endured.
Complaint after compaint was shared amid emphasis for the government to implement their 2013 Central Bargaining Agreement.
One said he had to watch a patient die because an ambulance was handed to an MCA to "pick his tomatoes from the market".
Another spoke of a machine that broke down and the lack of transportation for a sick person because their ambulance was added to the governor's convoy.
They lead from the front to deliver a CBA that will improve service delivery in public hospitals.They are aptly known as the
— kmpdu (@kmpdu)
Today doctors are sharing their experiences at work that made them go on strike to have this CBA implemented with
— kmpdu (@kmpdu)
Today doctors are sharing their experiences at work that made them go on strike to have this CBA implemented with
— kmpdu (@kmpdu)
is when KNH doctors do night calls from casualty car park coz there is no doctors call rooms.
— KMPDU National Chair (@OrokoSamuel)
At least 20 people have died since doctors went on strike on December 5, 2016, while many have been forced to seek treatment at private facilities which are expensive.
Doctors said this will be the longest strike in Kenya's history and that they will only return to work once their demands are met.
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is when KNH doctors do night calls from casualty car park coz there is no doctors call rooms.
— KMPDU National Chair (@OrokoSamuel)
sending pregnant mothers to a private facility for ultrasound. The printing paper had run out.
— Robert Tabu (@huyunitabu)
Having 10 babies die on you in one night.
— Ali El-helal (@aliroz_89)
WHY?-No oxygen available, no antibiotics, no antimalarials.
referring patients from western to knh for chemo and radiotherapy but deep down you know they'll never afford it.
— Tim Kanyeki (@tkanyeki)
But the Labour court gave them a "small window" to call off their strike or face
a month in jail.
Judge Hellen Wasilwa, asked medics to end the strike in two weeks, during which she said negotiations should be taking place.