May 2021 bring better tidings for our tattered health sector
A Catholic faithful in deep prayer during a service to usher in the New Year 2021 held at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Eldoret town, Uasin Gishu County on December 31, 2020.
There was travel restrictions, bans on large gatherings, loss of jobs, and the curfew.
Also, there was also need for regular washing of hands and the wearing of face masks.
It has been a bad year for Kenya’s struggling health sector. It all started on March 12 when the country reported its first case of Covid-19, dealing a heavy blow to the health sector, one that made us all victims of the scourge.
From just one case, the numbers surged from the beginning of the year to the end. Unfortunately, CS Mutahi Kagwe had just taken his oath of office on the February 28 right before the pandemic struck. It must have been quite hard for him to deal with. Money had to be used in diagnosis, prevention and treatment. Contact tracing was no mean fête.
