Cancer patients and welfare organisations have called on the government to address key concerns regarding transitioning from the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to the Social Health Authority (SHA) and its impact on cancer and Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) care in Kenya.
Speaking Tuesday during the commemoration of World Cancer Day, the groups called on the government to give priority to cancer awareness sessions, which will encourage many people to get screened for early detection, which saves lives.
Led by the Kenya Network of Cancer Organisations (KENCO), various groups involved in cancer awareness participated in the session, including the Cancer Survivors Association of Kenya (CSAK), NCD Alliance Kenya (NCDAK), several Cancer Survivors, other Kenyan civil society, and the Kenya Society of Haematology and Oncology (KESHO).
KENCO gave an update regarding the current state of cancer in Kenya and sensitised about cervical cancer.
