A Bill under scrutiny in the Senate has proposed that all 47 counties set up cancer centres as part of the campaign to tame the spread of the disease. This will also reduce the burden borne by the largest public referral institution, Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).
The Cancer Prevention and Control (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which is before the Senate’s Standing Committee on Health, provides that every county should establish cancer centres and take charge in ensuring prevention, treatment and control of the disease.
