martin dufresne

traducteur proféministe et humoriste irrévérent au Québec

  • Grève des soignants au Kenya pour protester contre le détournement de 500 millions $ destinés à pallier un manque d’équipements de protection qui multiplie les taux d’infections.

    NEW YORK TIMES, NAIROBI, Kenya — Doctors in public hospitals say they have not been paid, some for as long as six months. They’re furious that they’ve been given faulty protective gear, or none at all. Hundreds of government health workers have fallen sick with the coronavirus, and yet many say their medical insurance was cut in July, just when hospitals became overwhelmed with cases.

    The situation in Kenya’s public hospitals is so dire that thousands of doctors, nurses and laboratory technicians in at least three counties walked off the job this month. On Friday, they were joined by more than 300 doctors working in 20 public facilities in Nairobi, the country’s capital, and thousands more across the country are threatening to strike in September if their demands are not met.

    The crisis comes as infections are surging, particularly in cities like Nairobi, and intensive care units in hospitals are filling up with coronavirus patients. The pandemic is now straining medical workers to the breaking point in a country known for having one of the better health care systems in Africa, experts say.(...)

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/21/world/africa/kenya-doctors-strike-coronavirus.html?referringSource=articleShare