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British Council Holding 3 Day Oncology Workshop in Kenya
Posted on : Monday, 2nd October 2017
The British Council in association with the London Royal College of physicians will undertake a 3 day training program in Nairobi. The workshop will work with physicians in regard to early cancer diagnosis, prevention, principles of treatment and the main aspects of holistic management.
According to WHO estimates, 8.2 million people lose their lives to cancer annually. Also, 13 per cent of deaths worldwide are caused by cancer.
Despite the current death toll caused by cancer in sub-Saharan Africa today, this burden is expected to double by the year 2030.
This program is a step in the right direction, and forms a branch of EADB’s long term plan to prepare doctors in district hospitals across Kenya and East Africa with the required know-how to efficiently and effectively diagnose patients and facilitate early interventions either at the point of contact or by referral for advanced medical care.
The 3 day program will feature the likes of Walter Mwanda, professor of hematology, University of Nairobi and Dr Ruth Board, Medical Oncologist at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Vivienne Yeda has expressed her hope that the program will help provide better healthcare to the East African people and reduce the cases of non-communicable diseases in the region.
The Onlcology and Neurology Training and Fellowship program already has 70 physicians enrolled with a further 150 scheduled to enroll before the year is out.
Source : Business News Africa
