Kenya has 2300 doctors for a 40Million population while the UK has 109000 doctors for a 60Million population. Is it just me or is something really wrong for a long time in our health sector, education sector and policy makers? We need to change this and its not a #tunaomba serikali cry

#2 Who do most of the work so effectively?

That must be why the life expectancy is only 58 years!

I also thought that clinical officers are strange peoples. I clashed with one the previous week.

The ones I have dealt with have certain airs about them. They think they are on the same level as doctors, in the eyes of the patients.

They want to be worshiped thus, especially by the ladies and feared by the gentlemen. Bure Kabisa attitude!

Medical professionals should be remunerated fairly and in my opinion even slightly higher than most professions. A calling it maybe, but would you rather you or your family be treated by underpaid doctors with low morale who cant afford the same service they are offering in private hospitals?

Its not about getting rich, just do a ratio of doctor to patient in public hospitals and you will understand it better

Yenyewe being a doctor makes sense when it is viewed as a calling. But again I hope they are paid better.

By the way, I thought their professional code of conduct does not allow them to down their tools at the expense of people's lifes?? Any doc in the house??

To reverse the trends GoK needs to set up medical schools in every county, they need to train docs for Africa. The 'hemorrhaging' docs out there form a good part of the diaspora remittances we so proudly refer to from time to time. We can train in excess and supply docs to the world like India and Philippines. The effect would be immense in improving health care in the country both directly and indirectly.

COs play an important role in MoH but I would rather they raised the cut off of students KMTC takes on.

I dont think there s a single career you take on to become rich, but its immoral to pay docs what they earn. Its a wonder they stick around when some countries are falling over themselves to get them

If that is what you think, look at what pilots earn vs their training duration.

I'm with doctors on this one. They deserve better remuneration. I look forward to the day our MPigs will go on strike. Tuwachuje pap!

.....assuming all kenyans are patients huh!!!!

@Impunity, I think its good to separate facts from allegations.The docs without a doubt deserve better pay but no doctor has a gross of 60k as insinuated. Sample this salaries for doctors;
Consultant medical officer
Basic 105,432 94,235
Rent 60,000 40,000
Non Practice 60,000 46,000
Commuter 12,000 12,000
Med. Allow. 1,995 1,740

for the medical doctors who are junior the basic salary could be lower but not below 56k for the basic but the allowances range on that level.But they ought to be compared to the salos of their counterparts in the commonwealth to make it worthwhile the training.If you look at the nurses salary you will literally look the other way and weep.