{"id":1132,"date":"2020-09-28T12:22:19","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T12:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countysplash.co.ke\/?p=1132"},"modified":"2020-09-28T12:22:19","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T12:22:19","slug":"oparanya-to-establish-sh1billion-regional-cancer-centre-in-kakamega","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=1132","title":{"rendered":"Oparanya to establish Sh1billion regional cancer centre in Kakamega"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By GPU <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kakamega<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kakamega county will established a\nSh 1 billion regional cancer treatment center to serve patients from the region\nand its environs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya\nsaid the county and national government will install a cancer testing and\ntreatment machines at the Kakamega Teaching and Referral hospital to provide\nmedical care to cancer patients at a lower cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG-20200730-WA0030-1024x891.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG-20200730-WA0030-1024x891.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG-20200730-WA0030-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG-20200730-WA0030-768x668.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG-20200730-WA0030-696x606.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG-20200730-WA0030-1068x929.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG-20200730-WA0030.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the center will be the first\none in Western and will serve the entire region and neighboring countries like\nUganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Few weeks ago I met President\nUhuru Kenyatta and discussed the partnership to start the cancer treatment\ncenter. He accepted to have a regional cancer center for West Kenya region in\nKakamega. The center will be fully equipped with modern cancer equipment to\ntest and treat cancer,&#8221; said Oparanya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The governor observed that many\npatients could not afford cancer treatment and the center help be of great\nassistance to them<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG-20200813-WA0011-1024x556.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG-20200813-WA0011-1024x556.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG-20200813-WA0011-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG-20200813-WA0011-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG-20200813-WA0011-696x378.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG-20200813-WA0011-1068x580.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG-20200813-WA0011.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the Center will be\noperational starting next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The center will reduce the\ncost of travelling to India or Nairobi to seek cancer treatment,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Already the County Government has\nprocured and installed histology machine at Kakamega County General Hospital to\ndiagonise cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By GPU Kakamega Kakamega county will established a Sh 1 billion regional cancer treatment center to serve patients from the region and its environs. 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