50pc of medics always skip work, says report

Patients at a local hospital. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Over 50 percent of doctors, nurses and clinical officers are absent from their work stations on any given day in a Kenyan hospital, a Kenya Health Service Delivery Indicator Report shows.

The report which was conducted in 3,095 facilities across the country reveals that doctors and nurses recorded the highest rates of absence at 60.7 percent and 49.5 percent respectively. Clinical Officers who were absent from their workstations totaled 49.5 percent.

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