We Can Achieve A Lot Together In The Fight Against Cancer – Mudavadi
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi joined President William Ruto at the official commissioning of CyberKnife
By Michael Kimengtich
Worth Noting:
- He stated that much more has to be done by Kenyans collectively for us to achieve and realize the much-needed progress not only in the health sector but also in the other sectors of the economy.
- “This is indeed a milestone and it tells us that Kenyans can achieve a lot if we are focused, if we can have that CyberKnife precision then we can go places if we reflect this and match such technological innovations in other sectors ” added Mudavadi.
- Cancer being the third leading cause of death in Kenya according to research, the CyberKnife treatment which delivers radiation therapy with precision to cancerous and non-cancerous tumors according to medical experts will indeed offer an alternative to convention cancer treatment.
The commissioning of the state of art, CyberKnife treatment centre at the Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital, KUTRRH has been termed as a major stride towards revolutionizing cancer treatment not only in Kenya but also in the region.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi who joined President William Ruto at the official commissioning of the facility, has termed the move as a major milestone towards curbing the cancer menace in Kenya and the region.
Mudavadi said with the precision of the CyberKnife treatment as elaborated by the experts in oncology the technology will soon become a game-changer in the treatment of cancer.
“There is a famous saying that you have executed something with the precision of the surgeon. Now we get a new vocabulary and we shall be talking of CyberKnife precision. When I was listening to the experts and they were able to tell us that the CyberKnife is able to be as precise as a single hair strand; that is the laser can become as small as a human hair strand, then that tells you that indeed technology can take us very far,” said Mudavadi.
The Prime Cabinet Secretary further noted that with such advancements in technology, and with the ever-evolving global competition, Kenya now stands at an advantageous position as far as embracing technology in the health sector is concerned.
However, he stated that much more has to be done by Kenyans collectively for us to achieve and realize the much-needed progress not only in the health sector but also in the other sectors of the economy.
“This is indeed a milestone and it tells us that Kenyans can achieve a lot if we are focused, if we can have that CyberKnife precision then we can go places if we reflect this and match such technological innovations in other sectors ” added Mudavadi.
Cancer being the third leading cause of death in Kenya according to research, the CyberKnife treatment which delivers radiation therapy with precision to cancerous and non-cancerous tumors according to medical experts will indeed offer an alternative to convention cancer treatment.
Mudavadi says the pain that comes with cancer both physical, emotional and financial calls for a collective effort from both the government, global partners, the private sector, key stakeholders in various sectors and the citizenry at large to support such initiatives as the establishment of the CyberKnife Centre at KUTRRH.
“Some of the diseases highlighted here are diseases that bankrupt families. First of all, you inflict the emotional pain then they inflict the financial pain. Many families have gone to ruin because either they have not been able to access this kind of medical service at an affordable cost, at a realistic cost or alternatively because it is not there at all,” said Mudavadi as he lauded this move as a bold step in making Kenya one of the first in this particular technology in the region.
In Africa, Kenya becomes the second country after Egypt to have such a world-class and state of the art Cancer Treatment facility.
The CyberKnife system uses advanced technologies to track tumors in the body, while its unique robotic design keeps the radiation on target even while the tumor moves.
Before delivering the radiation beam, the CyberKnife System is the only device that verifies the exact tumor position then adjusts the robot to precisely target the tumor. This helps to ensure radiation is delivered to where the tumor is, not to where it was moments before.
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