Human resource gaps left hundreds of cancer patients without access to specialised radiation therapy despite the installation of a Sh685 million CyberKnife machine.
By
Linet Owoko
Correspondent
Nation Media Group
More than 500 cancer patients were locked out of treatment at Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) due to staff shortages in the financial year ended June 2025, government disclosures show.
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Patients who have been waiting for months can now access treatment with new machine.
The new equipment is a welcome addition to the existing radiotherapy infrastructure at the hospital.
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The project comes at a time when cancer continues to pile pressure on the already strained oncology infrastructure in the country.
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