Benda Kithaka: “Cancer does not know if you are in a conflict situation or not” – Prof. Nazik Hammad

Benda Kithaka, Health Policy Advocate and Founder of KILELE Health, shared a post on X:

‘Cancer does not know if you are in a conflict situation or not’ – Professor Nazik Hammad

‘A powerful analysis of the topic Professor! Thank you so much for your critical voice and shedding light on this often forgotten component of cancer care.’ ”

Source: Benda N. Kithaka/X

Nazik Hammad is a Professor at the Division of Hematology and Oncology, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto. She was the Chair of the Education and Training Committee of the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC).

Dr. Hammad is a visiting professor at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. Her academic work and research interests include medical education and workforce development in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.