October is Breast Cancer awareness month and Langata Hospital will be offering free checks

In these pandemic times, one can easily forget that traditionally, October is marked for Breast Cancer Awareness, the disease that most commonly affects women worldwide. Early detection of breast cancer is the cornerstone to control it, and if done so early, there is a good chance to cure it, with adequate diagnosis and treatment. 

Langata Hospital has been hosting Breast Cancer Awareness month since 2016, and will this year add free BMI Checks, nutritional advice, Free HIV testing and counselling as well as any referral service for further management, if found necessary. Additional testing for Pap smear, PSA levels for men and blood sugar levels will be conducted at subsidized charges. Open daily at the hospital’s clinic from Thursday, 1 October 2020 from 9am- 5pm Monday to Friday and 8am – 1pm Saturday.

Announcing the 2020 Breast Cancer Awareness month, Dr. A. S. Matharu, Director said “It is and will remain, our mission to provide the very best medical services, at an affordable cost to the residents of Langata and its environs.  The free medical camps we conduct at the hospital is service to the community around us”, he concluded. Since August, Langata Hospital has hosted a World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) camp distributing supplements at the Mothers and Child Wellness Clinic as well as a Diabetic Medical Camp which offered free diabetic screening, blood pressure, and BMI and Eye checkup.  Free cataract surgery was also included. Booking is recommended via email [email protected] or telephone +254724485376 or +254739533786.