Should cancer be declared a national disaster?

“Efforts are at advanced stages to train people locally more cheaply and more accessible for more people to join the profession. Its currently targeting several cadres of staff but doctors not yet but it will be in the next one or two years.”

Globally, cancer claims more lives than HIV, TB and malaria combined.

According to the Kenya Network of Cancer Organisations, ‘cancer is the 3rd highest cause of morbidity in Kenya (7pc of deaths per year), after infectious diseases and cardiovascular diseases.’

The report estimates that in Kenya alone, there are 39,000 new cancer cases and more than 27,000 deaths per year.

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JUDIE KABERIA

Judie, an Associate Editor has worked as a journalist in Kenya and Germany. She has a Master’s Degree in New Media, Governance and Democracy, University of Leicester (U.K). She has scooped 10 journalistic awards. She has participated in international conferences in Germany, Switzerland, United States and Netherlands. Judie has written a booklet, ‘Justice and Peace in the Kenyan Eye’. She has a soft spot for human rights, crime, peace and justice stories.

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