A fruitful meeting held yesterday between the CEO, Dr. Elias Melly, and the Surgical Society of Kenya (SSK) team, which was led by Dr. Michael Mwachiro, a Consultant General Surgeon and Interventional Endoscopist, who is also the President of the Surgical Society of Kenya and chair of the Education and Research committee for the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSESCA).
Moreover, Dr Mwachiro is a co-chair of the African organization for Research and Training (AORTIC) Education and Training committee as well as a founder member of the African Esophageal Cancer Consortium (AfrECC) and The AFrECC foundation. The meeting also included Ms. Lilian Kahiga, the secretariat for the Surgical Society of Kenya.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the important role of surgery in the prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment of cancer in Kenya. The team emphasized that surgery is the oldest known treatment modality for Cancer, and that over 90% of Cancer patients require surgical intervention. They also deliberated on building capacity in oncology and fostering partnerships and collaboration in Cancer Research. Dr Mwachiro is currently a Principal investigator in several global research programs for esophageal cancer.
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