Comprehensive Cancer Center. [Photo/ceoafrica.co.ke]Bamburi Cement Limited in partnership with Mombasa County has set-up a Sh18 Million cancer treatment center at the Coast General Hospital, becoming the second fully-fledged public cancer facility in Kenya.
The Bamburi Cement Cancer Centre will see cancer patients conveniently access cancer treatment and management services within the larger Coast region while reducing pressure on the other two public cancer treatment facilities in the country.
Bamburi Cement Acting Managing Director Eric Kironde said that the new facility will not only provide access to cancer treatment and management services but offer convenience and relief.
“The unit will also see patients access specialised equipment including treatment services, chemotherapy hood and will also serve as an information hub for cancer prevention information and a public sensitisation facility,” Kironde said.
“Cancer is on the rise globally. This phenomenon is worse in low and middle-income countries, which face a double burden of disease owing to the mix of communicable and non-communicable diseases, as well as lack of access to equipped cancer centers. Bamburi has routinely been offering free cancer screening services to the community at its Bamburi Cement Plant (Mombasa) clinic. Together with efforts from the County Government, the cancer unit will now provide an opportunity for treatment to patients who test positive,” Kironde added.