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Kenya: Myths Slow Down Fight Against Cervical Cancer in Wajir
Nation, 11 November 2020
Last February Wajir County, in partnership with the Health Care Global Cancer Centre Kenya (HCGCCK), conducted cancer screening for women and girls at the Wajir Referral Hospital. Read more »
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Kenya: Anti-Covid-19 Measures Hurt Cancer Care
Nation, 3 November 2020
The one-size-fits-all Covid-19 containment strategy fails to factor in the special needs of citizens made vulnerable by compromised immunity, who need continuous and intensive… Read more »
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Kenya: First Lady Margaret Kenyatta Backs Fight Against Cancer in Counties
Capital FM, 28 October 2020
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has assured of her continued support to ongoing initiatives to combat cancer at the county level. Read more »
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Kenya: Population Services Kenya Partners With Stanbic Bank to Screen Breast and Cervical Cancer
Capital FM, 15 October 2020
Population Services (PS) Kenya has today announced that it will hold a series of cancer screening events targeting over 2500 women in partnership with Stanbic bank in various areas… Read more »
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Kenya: #BehindEveryPatient - Campaign Celebrating Cancer Caregivers
Nation, 8 October 2020
Approximately 4,500 patients are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, making it the leading cause of cancer-related deaths for women in Kenya. Read more »
Myths Slow Down War Against Cervical Cancer in Kenyan County
According to a 2019 Human Papillomavirus and Related Diseases report, 5,250 new cervical cancer cases are diagnosed annually in Kenya. It is also the first and most common female cancer in women aged between 15 and 44 years in Kenya. But, despite the alarming figures, women in Wajir are hesitant to take up the HPV vaccine immunisation. The low uptake of HPV vaccine in the county has been blamed on myths and misconceptions, where some people believe that the vaccine is injected directly into the cervix.
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The Human Papillomavirus vaccine that targets approximately 800,000, 10-year-old girls will be administered in two doses six months apart free of charge across the country. The ... Read more »
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Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o and her mother Dorothy Nyong'o have been recognised by the Harlem School of the Arts for their work at the Africa Cancer Foundation. They will ... Read more »
Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki witnesses the vaccination a 10 year old girl with HPV vaccine at Othaya Health Centre in Nyeri County (file photo).
