The Ministry of Health of Kenya has launched a new cancer plan "National Cancer Control Strategy 2017-2022" last week. You can access the new plan here.
In Kenya there are approximately 40,000 new cancer cases and more than 27,000 deaths reported annually and cancer ranks third as a cause of death after infectious diseases and cardiovascular diseases.
The new strategy addresses interventions for cancer control, ranging from a comprehensive national cancer screening programme, improved access to medicines and essential technologies, palliative care and a supporting population-based cancer registry network. The document is divided into five priority areas: 1) prevention, early detection and screening, 2) diagnosis, registration and surveillance, 3) treatment, palliative care and survivorship, 4) coordination, partnership and financing and 5) monitoring, evaluation and research.