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How low survival rates expose gaps in childhood cancer war
Cancer patients from the children’s Oncology ward 1E located at Kenyatta national Hospital (KNH) take part in an Art Therapy class on September 18, 2025.
Photo credit: Francis Nderitu | Nation Media Group
The shortage of paediatric haemato-oncologists and specialised facilities has slowed the early diagnosis and treatment of childhood cancer in Kenya, resulting in significantly lower survival rates.
Currently, Kenya has only 15 paediatric haemato-oncologists serving a population of around 12 million children, falling short of the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommendation of at least one paediatric haematologist-oncologist per 500,000 children.
