Hope and hurdles: Patients hail SHA, but upfront costs remain a barrier

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Shardack Ouma, 69, from Ndhiwa in Homa Bay County, remembers the fear when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He had been unwell since 2019, moving between health facilities for treatment and screenings.

By the time his illness was identified in 2021, it was already at a terminal stage. He started treatment at Kisumu County Referral Hospital and was later referred to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH).