By MWINGI TIMES CORRESPONDENT
Leaders and residents of Mwingi region are alarmed by increasing cases of cancer deaths. In unison, they want the government to declare cancer a national disaster in order for appropriate allocations to be made in the fight against cancer disease.
While speaking during the burial of Mr Benard Mwangangi, a retired Director of Planning in Garissa County, Mwingi Municipal Manager Mr Alex Mutemi said residents have a role to play in the fight against cancer. "We should not always wait for the government to come in and help us. Let us take proactive steps in seeking early treatment to prevent unnecessary deaths", said Mutemi while addressing mourners at Mbauni Village.
Mr Mutemi assured residents that Governor Julius Malombe administration was addressing the cancer menace. "A fully equipped and operational cancer centre has been established at Kitui Level IV Hospital, and plans are underway to set up a similar facility at Mwingi Level IV Hospital ", he said.
According to the Ministry of Health, cancer was the third leading cause of death in Kenya in 2018 after infectious and cardiovascular diseases."70-80% of cancer patients in Kenya are diagnosed at an advanced disease when it is not amenable to cure", observed the then Health CS Mrs Sicily Kariuki in a 120 page report titled; National Cancer Screening Guidelines available on the website of the National Cancer Institute.
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