By Our Reporter
The East African Development Bank (EADB) and the British Council in partnership with the Royal College of Physicians (London), has launched a medical training and fellowships program to train 600 cancer specialists in the next four years.
According to the Director General of the EADB Vivienne Yeda, the training will boost the medical fraternity’s capacity in fighting non-communicable diseases in particular, cancer and neurological disorders in East Africa.
“The ratio of doctor to population in the region is far below the UN standards. Through this program, we hope over the long term to equip doctors in district hospitals across the region with the skills to effectively and promptly diagnose cancer and neurological disorders and facilitate early interventions either at the point of contact or by referral for advanced medical care,
