{"id":432157,"date":"2011-05-29T21:07:03","date_gmt":"2011-05-29T21:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/29\/coast-region-needs-1883-health-staff\/"},"modified":"2011-05-29T21:07:03","modified_gmt":"2011-05-29T21:07:03","slug":"coast-region-needs-1883-health-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/29\/coast-region-needs-1883-health-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast Region Needs 1,883 Health Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"39.6036923077\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nation.co.ke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/nation180.jpg\" alt=\"The Nation (Nairobi)\" title=\"Visit The Nation (Nairobi)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>29 May 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Nairobi \u2014 Hospitals in Coast Province are short of 1,883 staff.<\/p>\n<p>Regional Medical Services director Maurice Siminyu said the 23 hospitals had a shortage of 55 medical officers, 17 dentists, 29 specialists and 773 nurses, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Siminyu said the hospitals had only 60 medical officers, 15 dentists, 43 specialists and 1,172 nurses.<\/p>\n<p>He attributed the shortage partly to resignations as medical officers and nurses opted for greener pastures.<\/p>\n<p>The official said about 50 per cent of medical officers who complete their internship quit for the private sector for better pay.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A huge number of medical officers quit their jobs because of being overworked in the public hospitals and poor salaries,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The shortage of medical workers has compromised the service rendered to the public as officers work for very long hours.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Only one doctor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some hospitals in the region, he said, had only one doctor, making it difficult for the medical officers to attend to huge numbers of patients.<\/p>\n<p>In Western Province, patients seeking specialised medical attention are often referred to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret due to a shortage of consultant doctors.<\/p>\n<p>Hospitals in the region need 4,500 nurses. Currently, there are only 2,200 struggling to deliver services at the facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The provincial director of Medical Services, Dr Godwick Onyango, said district hospitals were hit hard by the shortage of doctors and nurses.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201105290087.html\" title=\"Coast Region Needs 1,883 Health Staff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coast Region Needs 1,883 Health Staff<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 29 May 2011 Nairobi \u2014 Hospitals in Coast Province are short of 1,883 staff. 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