Dr. Elly Opot, who is the national chairman of the Kenya Medical Association, on Saturday said that more than 100 medical practitioners usually resign every year in Uasin Gishu County.
Opot, who was speaking in Eldoret town during a four-day workshop, which is held every year for the health practitioners, said that the government has failed to put in place enough measures and policies which will go ahead and govern the health sector at the county levels.
“The Government has failed us by ignoring us and not putting up policies that will govern the health sector at the county levels, hence affected the services which are offered,” said Opot.
“We usually lose a lot of health workers each and every year, but we do not get back the same replacements hence we end up having shortages and this has led to the decline in the much needed services to the people,” he added.
He said that those who resign usually go and seek greener pastures in the private sector.
“Most of them end up being employed by private hospitals and others open their own clinics,” he added.
Opot went ahead and urged the ministries concerned and also the national and county government to try as much as possible to come up with policies which will see the grievances of all the health workers catered for.
“I know most of you have grievances and problems that we all would like the government to look at. What we are saying is that the government should come to our aid and try as much as possible to raise our standards of living so that we can in turn give much services to the people,” he added.
Opot congratulated the government's efforts in ensuring that all public hospitals are fully equipped with drugs and also machines.
“The government is doing a very good job in equipping public hospitals with drugs and equipment, but it should also go an extra mile and ensure that it equips the hospitals with the required staffs,” he said.