The county government of Homa Bay has signed a deal with Aga Khan Hospital to establish a cancer-care centre.
Governor Gladys Wanga said that the center will serve the increasing number of cancer patients in the region, noting that those suffering from the deadly disease faced monumental challenges in accessing medical care. "The establishment of a cancer care centre will therefore be a great milestone for our people.
Cancer patients have been travelling to other counties to seek for treatment, thus increasing the cost of management of the disease," she said.
The governor said the memorandum of understanding between her government and Aga Khan Hospital to set up the cancer center will reduce the overall cost of management of the disease. "Establishment of the cancer centre, set to be located at Homa Bay County Teaching and Referral Hospital, will be one of my legacies and I call on all the stakeholders to support it," she said. "We will put our best foot forward in ensuring we prevent the disease from ravaging our people because prevention is better than cure," the governor said.
