This archive report was first published on 21 July 2020.
On July 21, 2020, the National Nurses Association of Kenya (NNAK) launched a campaign to distribute personal protective equipment (PPEs) worth Sh200 million in partnership with the Equity Group Foundation.
The initiative aims to enhance the safety of nurses and other healthcare professionals at the forefront of the war against Covid-19.
NNAK President Alfred Obengo emphasized the importance of protecting healthcare workers, citing the rising cases of Covid-19 and the dire situation in healthcare centers.
“Amid the rising cases of Covid-19 across the country, the situation in healthcare centres has continued to move from bad to worse, a development that endangers not only the lives of health workers but also those of their families,” he said.
So far, nurses at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, have benefitted from the PPEs.
More beneficiaries are in 17 other counties, including Mombasa, Kiambu, Siaya, Busia, Kericho, Garissa, Kilifi, Kwale, Isiolo, Kajiado, Kisumu, Meru, Machakos, Laikipia, Kitui, Samburu, and Nakuru.
Mr. Obengo urged both the national and county governments to increase allocation of resources to enable healthcare personnel to effectively fight the pandemic.
