{"id":115769,"date":"2025-05-29T10:04:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T10:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/moh-promises-speedy-replacement-of-broken-down-cancer-equipment-at-knh\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T10:04:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T10:04:04","slug":"moh-promises-speedy-replacement-of-broken-down-cancer-equipment-at-knh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/moh-promises-speedy-replacement-of-broken-down-cancer-equipment-at-knh\/","title":{"rendered":"MoH promises speedy replacement of broken down cancer equipment at KNH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, May 29 \u2014 The Ministry of Health has pledged swift action to restore full oncology services at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) following the breakdown of a crucial cancer treatment machine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale confirmed that the Ministry is fast-tracking the procurement of a replacement for the hospital\u2019s Linear Accelerator (LINAC) Elekta machine, which recently suffered an unexpected technical failure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe apologize for the inconvenience caused by the breakdown of the LINAC cancer treatment machine at Kenyatta National Hospital,\u201d Duale said on Wednesday evening. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ministry is fast-tracking the procurement of a replacement. Meanwhile, the Cobalt radiotherapy machine is fully operational and patient referrals are ongoing to ensure continued care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Responding to a public outcry on the breakdown, KHN said its had acivated a plan to address the disruption. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recognize the critical importance of uninterrupted oncology services, and we immediately activated referral protocols to safeguard patient care,\u201d Kenya\u2019s top public hospital said.<\/p>\n<p>The hospital further reassured the public that its Cobalt radiotherapy machine\u2014previously out of service\u2014had been fully restored and is now operational, helping to cushion the impact of the LINAC breakdown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe remain fully committed to delivering world-class, compassionate care,\u201d KNH stated, promising regular updates as the procurement process advances.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, May 29 \u2014 The Ministry of Health has pledged swift action to restore full oncology services at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) following the breakdown of a crucial cancer treatment machine. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale confirmed that the Ministry is fast-tracking the procurement of a replacement for the hospital\u2019s Linear Accelerator (LINAC) Elekta [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115769\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}