Hospitais de referência enfrentam escassez de médicos e equipamentos

Os três principais hospitais de referência do Quênia, incluindo o Hospital de Ensino e Referência Moi em Eldoret, o Hospital Nacional Kenyatta e o Hospital de Referência do Condado de Nakuru, enfrentam escassez crítica de profissionais de saúde e superlotação de pacientes. Relatórios recentes destacam uma grave falta de enfermeiros e médicos experientes, que estão migrando para o exterior. A situação prejudica a prestação de cuidados de saúde.

O Hospital de Ensino e Referência Moi (MTRH), em Eldoret, enfrenta uma escassez de profissionais de saúde, com quase 1.000 enfermeiros em falta. O relatório da Auditora Geral Nancy Gathungu sobre o orçamento encerrado em junho de 2025 detalha um déficit de 1.032 funcionários, incluindo cinco cirurgiões-chefes em vez de 11 e seis oncologistas em vez de 14. "Essa escassez afetou muito a prestação de serviços de saúde no segundo maior hospital de referência do país", afirmou Gathungu. O Hospital de Ensino e Referência do Condado de Nakuru atende a mais de seis condados, onde dois médicos lidam com mais de 1.000 pacientes diariamente, conforme revelado durante uma visita do Comitê de Saúde na terça-feira. O Hospital Nacional Kenyatta (KNH) luta contra a falta de leitos, com algumas alas operando a 140% de ocupação e um déficit de 4,9 bilhões de xelins em seu orçamento de 2024/2025, que é de 22,5 bilhões de xelins. A causa principal é a renúncia anual de 60 a 100 médicos e enfermeiros experientes que partem para a Europa, Estados Unidos e Oriente Médio, além de reclamações antigas que desencadearam uma greve resolvida na terça-feira após negociações.

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