Today, the 2nd of May 2025, the National Cancer Institute of Kenya has dispatched a cohort of 13 Globally Certified Cancer Registrars to different regional centres across the country. The team, under the leadership of Gladys Chesumbai, the Head of Cancer Registry at the Institute as well as the regional trainer at the International Agency for Research on Cancer’s Global Initiative for Cancer Registry Development (IARC-GICR) underwent a comprehensive training that equipped them with the necessary skills and expertise on cancer incidence reporting through the NaCaRe system.
The Institute, under the able leadership of Dr. Elias Melly, is determined to effectively obtain and generate its own data on cancer incidences in the country, aiming to inform research and policy change.
Dr. Melly has consistently emphasized the Institute’s determination to become self-sufficient in obtaining and generating its own high-quality data on cancer incidences across Kenya. This autonomy in data collection is paramount to ensuring that research efforts are targeted and relevant to the specific cancer burden within the country.
The deployment of these officers is a major step towards building a robust and reliable cancer registry that will ultimately benefit patients, researchers, policymakers, and the entire Kenyan population as enshrined in the Cancer Prevention and Control Act, 2012.
Leave a Reply