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Surgeons, cancer patients petition state to cover endoscopy under SHA

Dr Russ White, a cardiothoracic surgeon and director of the AGC Tenwek Cardiothoracic Centre in Bomet County. [File, Standard]

Cardiothoracic surgeons and cancer patients in the South Rift region have petitioned the government to urgently include endoscopy among procedures covered by the Social Health Authority (SHA), to prevent delayed diagnosis and crippling medical bills.

Dr Russ White, a cardiothoracic surgeon and director of the AGC Tenwek Cardiothoracic Centre in Bomet County, described the exclusion of endoscopy from SHA coverage as a “major gap” in Kenya’s fight against cancer.

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