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Dr. Kanyi says the patient who underwent the operation and patient-centred services for the diagnosis and
had been released and recuperating at home. treatment of all forms of blood diseases in adults
and children, including blood malignancies,” added
He added that the provision of the treatment Dr. Kanyi.
relieves Kenyans of the burden of having to travel
overseas for treatment. Majority have been going BMT is a specialized therapy that has been used
to India, Egypt, or even the United Kingdom for the successfully since 1963 to treat illnesses such as
treatment. blood cancer (leukaemia), lymphomas, aplastic
anaemia, immune deficiency syndromes, and
“The Bone Marrow Transplant division of the various solid tumour malignancies.
hospital strives to offer comprehensive, integrated

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY TEACHING, REFERRAL

& RESEARCH HOSPITAL (KUTRRH)

A Power-House in the Provision of Health Services in Kenya and Beyond

enyatta University Teaching, Referral & whole body, enables clinicians to correctly identify
Research Hospital (KUTRRH) is a 650-bed cancer and its current stage thus informing
Kleading public National Referral Hospital administration of the most appropriate types of
(Level 6), with state-of-the-art medical equipment. treatment.
KUTRRH employs cutting edge research, innovation,
training, and partnerships to keep abreast with The Government’s investment in the IMIC has
advancements in healthcare management. This already started reversing the need for Kenyans to
enables the Hospital to address current health seek cancer treatment outside the Country by
challenges and ensure apt response to emerging delivering patient-centered specialized care at
and preparedness for future health challenges. an affordable price. NHIF covers diagnosis and
KUTRRH offers quality patient-centered care that treatment.
brings about improved patient health outcomes,
satisfaction and improved job satisfaction among
the healthcare providers

The KUTRRH iMiC

The Integrated Molecular Imaging Centre is
run by a team of Oncologists, Nuclear Medicine
Physicians, Medical Officers, Radio Pharmacists,
Nuclear Medicine Technologists, Oncology Nurses,
Medical Physicists, Radiologists and Radiotherapy
Technicians. The facility has a cyclotron machine
(the first in a public hospital and the largest in East
and Central Africa), two PET-CT Scan machines, a Hospitality Centre.
256 Slice CT, and a SPECT CT machine for precise
diagnosis. The SPECT-CT is also used for diagnoses The IMIC Hospitality Centre provides local and
of other conditions apart from cancer. County international patients coming for treatment and
and Regional hospitals with PET Scan machines those accompanying them a safe and comfortable
can now source the consumable (radioisotopes) place to stay within KUTRRH. The Hospitality Centre
manufactured through the Cyclotron machine. is ideal for these clients since it is located within
Acquiring state of the art equipment for diagnostic the precincts where the patient is undergoing
purposes, like the PET scan which monitors the treatment.

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