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Achieving woman: Beth Mugo’s 61 years of marriage, being breast cancer survivor

Senator Beth Mugo (Courtesy)

In November 2011 Beth Mugo was diagnosed with breast cancer. While she was declared cancer free after treatment, it is her personal fight against the disease that has turned her into one of the biggest cancer advocates in Kenya.

The former Minister of Public Health and sanitation was treated at the Abramson Cancer Center in the United States. The treatment marked the start of her fight for women to get better healthcare and screening services locally which led to her founding the Beth Mugo Cancer Foundation.

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