Fresh push for NHIF to pay for cancer screening

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The National Health Insurance Fund building in Nairobi in this photo taken on February 9, 2022. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NMG

Medical experts are pushing for the inclusion of cancer screening in the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) cover saying it will significantly lower treatment costs.

The experts from the Kenya Network of Cancer Organisations (KENCO) and the Center for Public Health Development (CPHD) note that up to 70 percent of cancer cases are detected late due to costly diagnostic services.

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