Cancer patients to wait two years for treatment at Kenyatta National Hospital

Kenyatta National Hospital staffers prepare to match in commemoration of World Aids Day. Facility has only two cancer treatment machines. [Photo: George Njunge/Standard]

Kenyans seeking cancer treatment at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) have to wait for two years before being served due to the acute shortage of critical equipment and a very long list of cancer patients.

There are even increasing fears the waiting period may lengthen even further as the number of patients seeking cancer treatment at the facility soars. Woman Representatives from the 47 counties who visited the facility heard that KNH has only two cancer treatment machines that are serving Kenyans from all over the country.