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Media coverage, research publications, policy work, and campaign updates from Dr. Mercy Nabwire.
Learning from Our Physician Comrades in Kenya
CIR members supported Kenya's KMPDU union during their strike for wage recovery and sent a delegation for mutual training. Features an interview with Dr. Mercy Nabwire, KMPDU's National Treasurer, on collective organizing power and expanding labor struggles beyond the workplace.
Read Full ArticleDoctors in Kenya Get Ready to Strike After Six Years of Broken Promises
Kenya's medical practitioners, pharmacists and dentists prepared to call a work stoppage after the government failed to honour agreements made during previous strikes — an impasse that highlights deep structural failures in healthcare worker welfare.
Read MoreTsunami of Taxes: Proposed Taxes in Finance Bill — NTV Live AM Interview
Dr. Mercy Nabwire appears on NTV's Live AM Interview to break down the proposed taxation measures in Kenya's Finance Bill, explaining their cascading impact on workers, healthcare access, and the cost of living for ordinary Kenyans.
Read MoreKenya's Anti-People Finance Bill Met with Widespread Opposition as Cost of Living Soars
Kenya's Finance Bill 2023 faced sweeping protests from citizens and workers united against measures seen as increasing the tax burden on ordinary Kenyans while the cost of living was already at a crisis point.
Read MoreUtilizing the Power Resources Approach for Agency Power Beyond the Covid Era
Dr. Mercy Nabwire presents at Penn State's Center for Global Workers' Rights Spring Symposium, examining how healthcare workers can leverage collective power to advance labor rights in the post-pandemic era.
Read MoreDaily News Wrap #4 — PSI World Congress
Coverage from the Public Services International World Congress featuring discussions on global healthcare worker rights, union solidarity, and the future of public service delivery in the Global South.
Read MoreKenyans Fight Privatization & Repression
Pacifica Radio covers the Kenyan resistance to privatization policies and government crackdowns, highlighting the critical role of healthcare unions and labor organizations in defending public services.
Read MorePerformance Outcomes of a Pharmacist-Managed Anticoagulation Clinic in Eldoret, Kenya
Published in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, this study documents the clinical outcomes of Kenya's first pharmacist-led anticoagulation clinic — co-founded by Dr. Nabwire — demonstrating world-class results in a resource-limited setting.
Read MorePilot Study of Single-Use Obstetric Emergency Medical Kits to Reduce Maternal Mortality
Published in the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, this landmark study demonstrates how single-use emergency obstetric kits developed under Dr. Nabwire's protocol can significantly reduce maternal mortality in resource-limited settings.
Read MoreImplementation of a Pharmacist-Managed Anticoagulation Clinic in Eldoret, Kenya
Published in Southern Medical Review, this paper details the establishment of Kenya's first pharmacist-led anticoagulation clinic — a pioneering model that has since been adopted as a blueprint across East Africa.
Read MoreAssessing Reverse Culture Shock Following an International Pharmacy Practice Experience
Published in Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, this study examines the professional and cultural adjustment of pharmacy practitioners returning from international rotations in Kenya, informing global health education.
Read MorePublished Research — View on Google Scholar
Peer-reviewed research by Dr. Mercy Nabwire exploring pharmacist-led care innovations and healthcare systems strengthening in sub-Saharan Africa.
Read MorePublished Research — View on Google Scholar
Peer-reviewed research by Dr. Mercy Nabwire on global health systems, pharmaceutical policy, and sustainable healthcare delivery models.
Read MorePublished Research — View on Google Scholar
Peer-reviewed research by Dr. Mercy Nabwire contributing to evidence-based policy on healthcare worker welfare and essential medicines access.
Read MorePublished Research — View on Google Scholar
Peer-reviewed research by Dr. Mercy Nabwire advancing the evidence base for climate-health intersections and equitable healthcare financing in Kenya.
Read MoreReflections from Labor Notes 2024
A dispatch from the Labor Notes biennial conference in Chicago, where over 4,700 activists gathered to discuss organizing strategies and international solidarity. The event highlighted healthcare worker organizing and the power of cross-sector union cooperation.
Read MoreSick Development: How Development Finance Is Funding For-Profit Healthcare
This Oxfam report exposes how European development finance institutions and the World Bank are spending hundreds of millions on for-profit hospitals in the Global South — facilities that block patients from care or bankrupt them — and calls for an immediate halt.
Read MoreHLPF Side Event: Reforming the Global Tax System
Dr. Mercy Nabwire, National Treasurer of KMPDU, participates as a panelist at the 2024 UN High-Level Political Forum in New York, arguing that reforming global tax systems is essential to financing universal healthcare and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
Read MoreRaiding Wages — Kenya's Proposed Housing Levy
An analysis of Kenya's proposed compulsory 3% housing levy deducted from workers' salaries, arguing this places an unfair burden on workers whose incomes are already squeezed and calling for progressive alternatives like Land Value Taxation.
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