Kesho Conference 2014

1. By
Dr. Izaq Odongo
Ministry of Health, Kenya

2.  Cancer ranks third in causes of mortality after
infectious and cardiovascular diseases
 Cancer causes 7% of annual mortality
 Approximately 41,000 new cancer cases
diagnosed annually
 Approximately 28,000 deaths annually

3.  National Cancer Control Strategy (2011-2016)
 National Guidelines for Cancer Management in
Kenya (2013)
 National Guidelines for Palliative Care (2013)
 National Cervical Cancer Prevention Program
Strategic Plan (2012-2015)
 National Guidelines for Prevention and
Management of Cervical, Breast and Prostate
Cancers

4.  US Government –
 National Institutes of Health,
 Centers for Disease and Prevention and
Control and its implementing partners
 USAID and its implementing partners such as
AMPATH

5. Examples of Activities in Kenya
 Conduct capacity building for cancer
screening and treatment;
 Studies of cancers associated with chronic
infection including HPV
 Development of various policy and cancer
management guidelines
 Management of cancer patients

6. Workshop Goals:
 To understand constituents and process of
establishing an NCI in Kenya
 To increase capacity for cancer control and
management efforts to decrease the cancer
burden in Kenya
 To improve coordination among Government,
NGO and private institutions

7.  To craft action plans to address gaps in vital
areas to reduce morbidity and mortality
 To leverage existing research capacity,
human resource capacity, relationships &
infrastructure
 To build on networks and foster new
collaborations between stakeholders
 To translate existing research findings into
information for policy making

8. Attended by 80 stakeholders from:-
 Ministry of Health departments
 Academia Institutions (private and public)
 National Referral Hospitals
 Private Hospitals
 NGO network
 County Government representative
 Development & Implementing Partners
 Faith based hospitals
 Research Institutions eg. KEMRI

9.  Executed a two-day workshop
 Presentations were made of current situation
from:
◦ MOH National level
◦ Cancers centers in the public and private sector
◦ Research institutions
◦ Faith Based institutions
◦ Palliative Care- Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care
Association
 4 thematic groups were formed to develop
action-focused plans

10.  Track 1 – Strengthening Cancer Control and
Care through Clinical Research
 Track 2 – Strengthening Cancer Control and
Care through Pathology and Cancer Registries
 Track 3 – The public, the patient and the
community health worker: Cancer awareness
and education
 Track 4 – Creating, implementing and
integrating sustainable Cancer Care in Kenya

11.  Strengthen coordination of various cancer control
stakeholders
 Building existing infrastructure and in-country
networks
 Creating partnerships among external partners
 Capacity build healthcare workers to improve
access to comprehensive and quality cancer care
 Ensure partner investments are integrated into
MOH prioritized cancer control plans.
 Establish Cancer Technical Working Group

12.  Political will required to drive the cancer
agenda forward
 Coordination among cancer stakeholders in
activities and priorities is crucial
 Forge new and strengthening existing
networks and partnerships
 MoH pro-activeness in identification of gaps
and solutions to address them

13. THANK YOU