Medics during a free cancer screening camp.  [Photo: aa.com]The State Ministry of Health has said that it will carry out a survey for cancer diagnostic imaging capacity in Kenya.According to Health CS Cleopas Mailu, a majority of Kenyans cannot access or afford medical imaging techniques as most facilities are in Nairobi, reports the Star.Faced by this reality, Mailu says there is a need to institutionalize a technical working group with an oversight committee to oversee the planning of imaging services for cancer diagnosis.Mailu also notes that the country lacks clinical guidelines for the use of the existing medical imaging equipment."We will develop, adopt and adopt guidelines and algorithms for diagnostic imaging workup of priority cancers in both children and adults for each level of care," Mailu has told the Star.The CS also revealed that the ministry will implement national guidelines for radiology diagnostic imaging and nuclear medicine imaging in accordance to International Atomic Energy Agency guidelines.Medical imaging is the visualisation of body parts, tissues and organs, for use in clinical diagnosis, treatment and disease monitoring and the field encompasses radiology, nuclear medicine, optical imaging and image-guided intervention according to the cancer control strategy 2017-2022, adds the Star.

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