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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) says a number of patients are abandoning treatment due to high transport and feeding expenses that they incur when travelling to the Institute for treatment.<\/p>\n

According to Mr Amos Obote, the manager for patient navigation services at UCI, the paediatric and adult cancer patients care homes are now crowded.<\/p>\n

As a result, he said, the institute has been forced to reach out to partners for assistance.<\/p>\n

Confusion after new cancer home fills up<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is crowding at the care homes because a patient, who is supposed to receive treatment after two weeks, cannot afford transport to go back home and then return here. So the number coming in is not balancing with those going out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

While receiving an assortment of donations for the Childhood Cancer department from staff of Engie Energy Access last Thursday, Mr Moses Echodu a volunteer, said transport and lack of nutritional support are the biggest challenges for patients.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe needs of patients vary but transport is a very big need, making patients abandon treatment. Some come from as far as Arua or Kabale. Others need supportive nutrition. There are some specific nutrition items patients require before starting chemotherapy but they cannot afford, so they stop the treatment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Ronnie Aroma, a social worker at the Institute, last Thursday hailed the well-wishers who donate diapers, and nutritional support food such as milk, soya and millet flour because some patients can hardly buy food and other items they need while on treatment.<\/p>\n

Mr Phillipe Robert, the managing director of Engie Energy Access, a company that is extended solar energy in rural areas, said the donation to the Uganda Cancer Institute, is one of the social events they have lined up this year to help the sick and needy.<\/p>\n

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