Addiction fears deny cancer patients access to pain drugs

A nurse at Kiirua Mission Hospital attends to a cancer patient. photo | PHOEBE OKALL

David Kinyanjui lost his mother to breast cancer a decade ago. Even though the disease had been diagnosed at an advanced stage, the family was keen on helping her cope with the symptoms effectively.

“But that didn’t happen. She suffered constantly from unbearable pain and the pain killers they gave her didn’t seem to work.

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