Makueni County has recorded a 31 per cent cancer case surge in the last one year, which has prompted the county administration to enhance cancer care and prevention measures.
This was revealed by Makueni County Governor's wife Anita Mutula during the commemoration of World Cancer Day at Kathonzweni Health Centre, where she termed the increased cases as distressing and called for better treatment facilities.
According to data released by Makueni County Referral Hospital, the number of cancer diagnoses escalated from 1,745 in 2023 to 2,270 in 2024, and this has led the county government to announce plans to expand its cancer treatment facilities to better serve the growing number of patients.
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