Tanzania, April 4 -- Arusha. Kenyan citizens seeking medical treatment have begun entering Tanzania due to the ongoing strike by doctors and clinical officers in public hospitals in Kenya.

An investigation by The Citizen has revealed an increase in patients from Kenya at hospitals near the Kenya-Tanzania border in Rombo district, Kilimanjaro region, and Longido district in Arusha region.

As the situation in these two district hospitals persists, Mara region authorities have said they are closely monitoring patients crossing the border in search of medical treatment.

Doctors in public hospitals in Kenya went on strike on March 15, 2024, involving members of the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU), which ...