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KMPDU Hosts Courtesy Call from Ukrainian Embassy

The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) yesterday hosted a courtesy call from the Consulate of the Embassy of Ukraine. The meeting focused on exploring areas of mutual interest and potential collaboration between KMPDU and Ukrainian health institutions. Discussions covered a wide range of topics, including post-internship exchange programs, career development and training, health policy and advocacy, advanced

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Dr. Davji Atellah Earns Master’s Degree, Clinches Class of 1/1

Class of 1/1, elite status. The journey was anything but easy. From the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to relentless doctors’ strikes, suspensions, and the immense responsibilities of serving as Secretary General of KMPDU. Dr. Davji Bhimji Atellah walked a path marked by sacrifice, resilience, and unshakable commitment. No shortcuts. No handouts. Just grit, purpose, and service to doctors across

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Kakamega Doctors Engage Branch Leadership Over Strike Demands

Doctors in Kakamega County held a town hall meeting with Branch Executive Committee (BEC) members at the Kakamega County Referral Hospital CME Hall. The engagement aimed to foster dialogue between doctors and their union leadership regarding ongoing strike concerns and to strengthen unity among members. During the meeting, members outlined key demands to the County Government. These included delayed promotions,

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🚨 MEGA DEMO

We’ve petitioned MoH, SHA and the Senate on unresolved grievances—i.e. intern postings per CBA2017 & a fraudulent medical scheme—while standing with UHC staff facing five years of wage theft. If unresolved by ADC 2025, we’ll withdraw our skills, leading to a total shutdown.

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🚨 MEGA DEMO ALERT 🚨

Doctors, healthcare workers, and civil servants, it’s time to stand up for our rights! Join us on 18th March 2025 as we march to demand: 1.Immediate posting of medical interns 2. Full implementation of the Public Officer Medical Fund  Route: KNH  – Ministry of Health –  National Treasury –  SHA  – Ministry of Public Service. We demand action, not empty

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🚨 #SHA/#SHIF

#SHA/#SHIF only seems functional in TV and radio interviews, where politicians and tenderpreneurs defend its glaring failure, while thousands of civil servants remain without medical cover.Despite consistent salary deductions, the government fails to remit SHIF and medical allowances, leaving workers stranded as SHA halts coverage on the 9th. This is not just an administrative lapse but gross negligence, endangering lives.Meanwhile,

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Unpaid Doctors, Abandoned Patients: Nairobi’s Healthcare Crisis

Nairobi doctors are enduring wage theft, brutal conditions, and systemic neglect—some have gone four years without pay. Instead of addressing the crisis, the county government has resorted to mass dismissals, blatantly violating the 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that was meant to safeguard healthcare workers’ rights. Meanwhile, patients suffer in overcrowded hospitals, facing severe shortages of medical personnel and essential

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Progress Update on the Implementation of the Return-To-Work Formula (RTWF) in Kisii County

✅ Promotions: 96 doctors have been promoted, with 27% still pending. The county is currently reviewing the budget to finalize the remaining cases by July 2025. ✅ Redesignation: 4 doctors have been successfully placed in their rightful positions. ✅ Study Leave: 7 doctors have been granted study leave for postgraduate studies, with the latest approval issued last week. ✅ Recruitment:

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SHIF/SHA IN SHAMBLES: A Healthcare Crisis Unfolding

On October 3, 2024, we issued a firm warning that the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) and Social Health Authority (SHA) were a sinking ship. Today, just five months later, that ship has capsized, leaving civil servants in a dire situation. Doctors and other public servants are enduring double deductions—2.75% of their salaries to SHIF while also forfeiting their medical

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High Court Bars Nairobi Hospital Board from Capital Expenditure

February 28, 2025 The High Court has extended its order barring the Nairobi Hospital Board of Management from engaging in any capital expenditure pending a ruling on March 13, 2025. This comes as doctors and other healthcare workers at the facility continue to decry overwork, poor pay, and stalled career progression. The medical staff have been vocal in demanding the

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Press Statement: KMPDU Supports Healthcare Regulatory Reforms for Efficiency and Better Patient Care

Press Statement KMPDU Supports Healthcare Regulatory Reforms for Efficiency and Better Patient Care The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU) acknowledges the government’s decision to merge and restructure healthcare regulatory bodies to enhance efficiency and improve patient care. For years, the fragmented system has resulted in duplication of roles, inconsistencies in regulation, and administrative inefficiencies. A unified regulatory

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