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Kakamega to hire Indian experts for cancer centre to stop overseas referrals
Zimbulu said it would be cheaper for patients to be treated by Indian expats in Kakamega instead of going to India.
The Kakamega government has opened a Comprehensive Cancer Centre and plans to hire Indian specialists to stop patients from travelling to India for treatment.
The centre at the Kakamega County General Hospital is the first of its kind in the former Western Province. It started offering services a week ago. It was officially opened by Deputy Governor Philip Kutima last Thursday.
Cancer patients from Kakamega, Busia, Vihiga, and Bungoma have been seeking cancer treatment in Kisumu or Eldoret. Some are referred to Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi.