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Health CS Kariuki: Cancer claiming 33,000 Kenyans annually

Embu County Commissioner Abdulahi Galgalo and Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki during a forum at Mutuovare market in Mbeere South, Embu County. [Joseph Muchiri/Standard]

The Ministry of Health has developed a cancer policy and is breaking it into guidelines that will be issued across the country aiming to mitigate the rising number of cancer and cancer-related complications.

Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki said about 33, 000 Kenyans are succumbing to cancer and cancer-related health complications annually.

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