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Originally published by Nation Newstop
February 27, 2026
8h ago
Patients suffer as Marsabit health workers' strike enters 118th day
With outpatient services down by 94 per cent and neonatal mortality spiking from zero to 21 per cent, union warns of a full-blown humanitarian crisis..
✨ Key Highlights
A labor dispute involving clinical officers has crippled healthcare services in Marsabit County for 118 days, leading to a severe humanitarian crisis and a drastic drop in patient care.
- Outpatient services at Marsabit County Referral Hospital have plummeted by 94.4%.
- The strike involves clinical officers, pharmaceutical technologists, nurses and midwives, and other healthcare professionals represented by the Health Union Caucus (HUC).
- The HUC has issued a 72-hour ultimatum for intervention, threatening a national signature collection if the crisis is not resolved.
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