Five people are diagnosed with cancer every hour in Kenya – How Empower digital platform is facilitating early detection

Five people are diagnosed with cancer every hour in Kenya according to data shared by the National Cancer Institute of Kenya during a field visit to the Empower Clinics at Mbagathi County Hospital in Nairobi as part of the Roche Africa Press Day 2026.


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