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Cancer centre closed over safey concerns

A section of the histopathology lab at the Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital. [Phares Mutembei, Standard]

Cancer patients in Meru and neighbouring counties have been left helpless after the cancer unit at Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital (MeTRH) was closed over safety concerns.

The National Cancer Institute of Kenya (NCI Kenya) Regulation and Compliance Directorate closed down the units after concerns over biomedical safety were raised following inspection.

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