Kenya has lost yet another medic to the deadly Covid-19. Dr. Stephen Mogusu died from the disease after days of unsuccessful treatment. His death has caused anger and protest. Dr. had not received his salary for five months and had no health insurance.
According to the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union, the 28-year-old left a young family that now needs help. “At the time of his death he had not received his salary for 5 months,had no insurance & his young family left with no compensation.Too steep a price for Patriotism,” KMPDU said.
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Dr. Mogusu had been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital.
He had earlier on expressed fears that his condition had deteriorated in a WhatsApp message. “My dear colleagues, let me take this opportunity to admonish you today to get your pay or get out while you can with your health or life intact. I have had the Covid-19 ARDS for 5 days tonight and I will say not even a full pocket can replenish what has been lost on high O2 flows all manner of masks and begging for one more gasp of fresh air. Usually, I’d write and write but today I just want to say save your miserable selves from those institutions, you’ll live to earn again. I am not in any way inviting arguments or response to my post, am too weak to type anymore. Save yourselves,” he said.
A funds drive had earlier on been called to help raise medical funds for Dr. Mogusu. “The family of Dr. Stephen Mogusu a frontline soldier who is battling for his life in ICU due to COVID-19 Complications is appealing to Kenyans of good will to contribute for his urgent medical expenses. The sad reality of our doctors,” Dr. Chibanzi Mwachonda, the union’s Ag. Secretary General and CEO had said.
