More than 60 cancer patients in Nyeri County have received colostomy bags to ease the struggle they go through while ‘answering calls of nature.’ The patients were drawn from Nyeri Hospice home which was marking the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. The theme of the fete was ‘Leave no-one behind-equity in access to palliative care.’ Briefing the press at the sidelines of the event, Nyeri […]
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Meru county residents have been urged to be more proactive in ensuring they consumed healthy food in support of national and county government efforts to contain the increasing number of cancer patients in the region. Speaking to the media, Public Health Chief Officer, John Inanga said Meru was among counties leading in the number of cancer […]
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The Task force on Cancer management has asked Kenyans to turn out for early cancer screening instead of waiting until they are sick and admitted to hospitals. The taskforce said it’s time for the change because cancer is appearing in young adults thus early diagnosis will help in treating the disease. In a statement with […]
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The national cancer taskforce visited Meru County Tuesday in order to find out ways and areas of partnership in a bid to contain the disease. Addressing the media at Meru Teaching and Referral hospital, the taskforce chairperson Dr. Mary Nyangasi said the visit was meant to collect information and insights from the county leadership as […]
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Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS), Dr Mercy Mwangangi, has urged Kenyans to go for early cancer screening and treatments as a step towards winning the war against the disease. Dr Mwangangi said there was a need to bridge the gap between screening and medication, adding that 70 per cent of cancer cases in Kenya are […]
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