Deputy president William Ruto has said the government is committed in investing in cancer screening equipment in all 47 counties.
Speaking during the burial of Jonathan Moi,son to president Moi,Ruto said that the government has invested a lot to beat the cancer disease.
Nakuru governor Lee Kinyanjui had requested Ruto to announce government effort.
“Mr deputy president,kindly inform Kenyans the effort the government is making to fight the cancer as you know Jonathan died of cancer,’Kinyanjui said.
The cases of increased cancer cases have been on rise in Kenya with government committing its effort to fight the menace.
United Nations sustainable development target of reducing cancer-related deaths by a third in 15 years.
This requires cooperation between national governments, international organizations and development partners.
This was the conclusion of a panel discussion entitled ‘Assisting Low- and Middle Income Countries to Optimize Investments in Radiation Medicine’ yesterday during the IAEA 60th General Conference.
The IAEA’s Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT) works with countries to expand access to health technologies, build skills and mobilize resources to develop a complete range of quality, effective and sustainable cancer services.
Another recent study concluded that cost effective cancer prevention, early detection and treatment strategies could save the lives of up to 3.7 million people per year, most of them in low and middle income countries.
The economic value of the productive, healthy years that could be gained is estimated in the range of US $331 billion to $451 billion.