Health Sector Faces Funding Shortfalls, Strike Threats, and Treatment Gaps - November 2025

Kenya's health sector is threatened by critical funding shortfalls, impacting services across the nation. Cancer patients are facing significant challenges in accessing treatment while they await the implementation of a new health insurance plan scheduled to begin in December. Compounding the situation, clinicians are threatening a nationwide strike, demanding the immediate implementation of their Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and an agreed-upon return-to-work formula. This could potentially paralyze health services countrywide if their demands are not met.