- Lusaka noted that recruitment of 235 health care workers in various cadres is ongoing.
- The Department of Health and Sanitation in Bungoma County has a total of 2,754 staff.
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Bungoma governor Kenneth Lusaka has promoted and re-designated 198 health workers in a move to improve service delivery across the county.
The county boss has also renewed the contracts of 245 medical staff working under Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for a further three years.
In a statement, Lusaka noted that among the promoted and re-designated health workers include six doctors, 28 clinical officers, 118 Nurses, and four laboratory officers.
"In the health sector, human resource is an essential component in the provision of basic health services," he said.
Lusaka acknowledged that human resources in health in public sector is shrinking dramatically, thereby affecting the delivery.
He pointed out that the recruitment of 235 health care workers in various cadres is ongoing.
"Those whose contracts were renewed and working under UHC include 23 clinical officers, 92 nurses, 50 community health extension workers, two community health assistants, 17 laboratory technologists and 15 Health records and information officers,” he noted.
He pointed out that the Department of Health and Sanitation in Bungoma County has a total of 2,754 staff.
Of the total, 1,576 workers are on permanent and pensionable terms, 305 on contractual terms while those under Universal Health Coverage are 251, 623 casuals and others.
"As your governor, I will ensure that every citizen of Kenya residing within this county has access to quality health care," he said.
Lusaka noted that contractual technical staff will no longer be given short-term contracts of three months but one-year deals.
He added that workers in level four hospitals will also be given one-year contracts instead of three-month agreements.