Organization of Service Delivery
|
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 |
Cancer Services
|
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 |
- 2 National referral hospitals
- 10 county referral hospitals (Mombasa, Meru, Nyeri, Embu, Garissa, Nakuru, Kisumu, Kakamega, Machakos and Bomet)
Widely available in faith-based and private hospitals Growing workforce to provide chemotherapy services Chemotherapy services part of the NHIF benefit package
- 1st line regimens- up to Ksh 150,000;
- 2nd line regimens- Up to Ksh 600,000
|
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 |
Screening Services Providers:
Cancer Treatment Providers:
Patient Support Providers:
Cancer Diagnostics Providers:
Cancer Specialists:
- Radiation Oncology: University of Nairobi (September 2019)
- Medical oncology fellowship
- University of Nairobi-since 2016)
- Moi University- potential for 2019
- Gynae-oncology fellowship- Moi University; University of Nairobi
- Oncology Nursing training programmes
- Higher National Diploma- Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital
- University of Nairobi- MSc
- Training for Clinical Officers-HND at MTRH
- Training of Radiotherapy technicians- Degree programme at JKUAT
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