Level of Care |
Scope of Services |
---|---|
Level 1 (Community) |
Health promotion; Prevention |
Level 2( Dispensaries) |
Health Promotion; Screening; Early detection |
Level 3 (Health Centres) |
Health Promotion; Screening; Early detection |
Level 4 (Primary Referral facilities) |
Health Promotion; Screening; Early detection; Treatment (Surgical, Chemotherapy, Supportive); Palliative care |
Level 5 (Secondary Referral facilities) |
Health Promotion; Screening; Early detection; Treatment (Surgical, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Supportive); Palliative care |
Level 6 (Tertiary Referral facilities) |
Centres of excellence |
Facility |
Ownership |
Radiotherapy |
Brachytherapy |
---|---|---|---|
Kenyatta National Hospital |
Public |
3 |
1 |
Kenyatta University Hospital |
Public |
1 |
0 |
Aga Khan University Hospital |
Private |
2 |
1 |
Nairobi Hospital |
Private |
2 |
1 |
Cancer Care Kenya-HCG |
Private |
2 |
0 |
Texas Cancer Centre |
Private |
2 |
0 |
Equra Cancer Centre, Eldoret |
Private |
1 |
1 |
Nairobi West Hospital |
Private |
1 |
0 |
Widely available in faith-based and private hospitals Growing workforce to provide chemotherapy services Chemotherapy services part of the NHIF benefit package
Cadre |
Available |
---|---|
Medical Oncologists |
16 |
Radiation/Clinical oncologists |
17 |
Paediatric oncologists |
4 |
Oncology Pharmacists |
9 |
Oncology Nurses |
35 |
Medical Physicists |
10 |
Nuclear medicine physicians |
3 |
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