Editor’s note

Editor’s note

Dear colleagues,

As the month of October is coming to an end, one, especially us who are affiliated with the health care sector cannot forget that it is the month whereby the whole world marks Breast Cancer Awareness.

Kenyatta National Hospital being the leading institution in provision of cancer care in the country, most members of staff who are the key providers of health care have not been sensitized to fully uptake cancer screening services within the facility. In view of this, the hospital has seen it fit to offer cancer awareness and screening to both the staff and members of the public from Thursday 27th to Friday 28th October, 2022 from 8am to 4pm at the KNH Helipad Grounds. The official launch of the event will be held on Friday, 28th October, 2022 at the same venue from 9am.

With theme for the event being “Build awareness, connect communities and encourage hope”, the services to be offered will include mammography, ultrasound, clinical breast exam, colonoscopy, via villi, Pap smear, colposcopy, Random Blood Sugar (RBS), Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), blood pressure, nutritional services and health education.

With these kinds of tests being offered at one stop location, it is only necessary that we take advantage and make a date to get ourselves checked, shall we?

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Ms. Winfred A. Gumbo Public Relations Officer, Marketing and Communication Kenyatta National Hospital