Kenya rolls out new lung-care training to strengthen early diagnosis at KNH

Principal Secretary for Medical Services Dr Ouma Oluga while opening a three-day specialist training, launched at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in partnership with the University of Nagasaki.[Courtesy]

Kenya’s respiratory health system continues to grapple with late diagnosis, rising lung complications, and a growing burden of conditions such as Tuberculosis, Pneumonia, Asthma, and Lung Cancer.

These illnesses collectively affect thousands of Kenyans every year, with many patients reaching hospitals when disease has already advanced. Limited access to specialised diagnostic tools remains one of the gaps that specialists have repeatedly flagged.