Inside Room 16: How Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Referral Hospital in Kisumu restores cancer patients’ hope

Inside Room 16: How Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Referral Hospital in Kisumu restores cancer patients’ hope

Cervical cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among Kenyan women, largely because many patients seek care when the disease is already advanced. Early screening remains the most effective way to reverse this trend.

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Kenya in penultimate stages of reviewing policies for research, artificial intelligence and science diplomacy

Kenya in penultimate stages of reviewing policies for research, artificial intelligence and science diplomacy

Secretary General of KAMMP Abdullah Bajaber emphasised the importance of government support, in enabling youth innovations to flourish.

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Throat cancer survivors in Kenya call for tough punitive tax on tobacco to reduce spread of the disease

Throat cancer survivors in Kenya call for tough punitive tax on tobacco to reduce spread of the disease

Despite this looming cancer crisis, Kenya’s health financing remains low, at around 3 per cent of GDP, far below the recommended 15 per cent under the Abuja Declaration.

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