Nairobi targets system gaps as late cancer diagnoses strain care capacity

Participants at the World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Nairobi. [Juliet Omelo, Standard]

Late-stage cancer diagnoses are increasingly straining care capacity in Nairobi, exposing critical gaps in screening, referral systems, and access to treatment despite the availability of effective early detection tools.

Across hospitals and clinics in the city, clinicians report a consistent pattern of patients arriving with advanced disease, where treatment options are limited and outcomes significantly poorer.