Embu: Woman Rep to sponsor motion to declare cancer a national disaster



Embu woman representative Jane Wanjuki will sponsor a motion in the National Assembly to declare cancer a national disaster.
Wanjuki plans to compel the Government through the Ministry of Health to meet the cost of screening for cancer and treatment for Kenyans diagnosed with the disease.
Speaking during a medical camp at ACK Kigari Church in Embu North sub-county, Wanjuki said only a few Kenyans can afford the treatment for the killer disease whereas cancer can affect anyone.
Wanjuki said the disease had become a burden to many afflicted families where even the National Hospital Insurance Fund cover was insufficient to meet the cost of treatment.
She said the government should meet cancer treatment cost the same way it intervenes to rescue Kenyans in case of catastrophes such as floods and droughts
National Council for Population and Development Director General Dr Josphine Mbae urged Kenyans to embrace regular screening, which would enable early diagnosis when the disease is treatable.
She said currently, mainly women turned up for free screening at medical camps whereas even men were at risk of various forms of cancer.
During the free medical camp organised by Women for Cancer group and other partners, hundreds of residents were screened for cancer, high blood pressure, checked weight and given nutritional advice, among others.
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