Over 800 km National Cancer Awareness Walk kicks off from Kisumu to Kilifi.
Kisumu First Lady Dorothy Nyong'o flags off Mulika Saratani the one month National Cancer Awareness Walk that has kicked off from Kisumu to Kilifi County in Coast-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo.
By Dickson Odhiambo.
October 1, 2018.
Over 800 km National
Cancer Awareness Walk kicks off from Kisumu to Kilifi.
A Community Based Organization from Kilifi County has
embarked on 31 days walk to create a national awareness on cancer disease.
The CBO known as Mulika Saratani has embarked on the
National Cancer Awareness Walk from Kisumu to Kilifi which will cover over 800 kilometers.
The walk commences today from Kisumu City and will end in Kilifi County on October 31 this year.
It has a theme of Educate, Prevent and Get early diagnosis of the disease.
Addressing the press in Kisumu during the official Kick off
of the event, Kisumu County First Lady Dorothy Nyong’o said this is a very
noble initiative to create awareness on Cancer disease across the country.
Mrs.Nyong’o says awareness on cancer as a disease is very
important and the public should be aware.
She says early detection of the disease at its early stages
is very important for earlier treatment of the disease.
“Awareness on the cancer disease is very important and the
public should be made aware of this disease with an aim of helping fighting
cancer,” Mrs. Nyong’o says.
Nyong’o who also represents Africa Cancer Foundation {ACF} says
through the foundation, they are helping to create awareness on cancer disease.
Kisumu County Executive Committee Member in charge of Health
and Sanitation Dr. Rosemary Obara says the County will partner together with
Kilifi County and other partners like Africa Cancer Foundation on issues of
cancer awareness creation.
Obara says Cancer is the third largest cause of mortality
and should be taken seriously where awareness is made to the public about this
disease.
“We know that cancer is a very dangerous disease and we must
play a role in fighting this scourge hence the need for us to partner and do
this together,” Dr. Obara says.
She urges members of the public to go for screening against
the disease, adding that early detection will help in proper treatment of the
disease before going to stage four which is advanced stage.
She adds that early detection helps in saving lives of those
suffering from Cancer after being treated upon detected earlier enough.
Dr. Obara further urges the public to eat healthy diet and
have healthy life styles, adding that physical activities like walking is also
very important.
Mulika Saratani CBO is associated with a Madam Florence from
Kilifi County who lost her mother as a result of cancer disease.
She registered the CBO so as to help in the creation of
awareness about the Cancer disease after it had claimed the life of her mother.
The CBO has done several walks within the Coastal region
within one and half years so as to help creating awareness about cancer
disease.
Rotary Club of Kisumu has come out in support of the CBO for
this particular National Cancer Awareness Walk.
During the 31 days walk, the group will also visit patients
suffering from cancer in health facilities so as to see the challenges they
still face.
The month of October is normally marked as Cancer awareness
month.
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A worthy cause.
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