Perpetua Murungweni
Edith Care and Therapy (ECT) an organization that offers awareness and psycho social support to cancer patients in Masvingo district is planning to establish a cancer center that will be located in Masvingo rural.
ECT director Tinashe Chatikobo said they are planning to establish a center that is going to empower cancer patients as well as offer psycho-social support.
“We are planning to establish a cancer center in Masvingo rural areas that will serve two purposes, to economically empower cancer patients through farming of organic projects and offer awareness and psycho social support.
“The center will be located in the rural areas because people in the rural areas suffer from lack of information so our main goal is spread information and awareness about cancer. In rural areas people lack access to health facilities,” said Chatikobo.
Chatikobo said the cancer center is expected to be open by early next year.
“The cancer center will be opened by early next year because we have done all the procedures needed and we have applied for land with Masvingo Rural District Council (RDC),” said Chatikobo.
Chatikobo said the cancer center will be there to promote early screening of cancer through awareness.
“The center will encourage people to go and get screened for cancer so that they will get treated on the early stages of cancer because cancer is easily treated on its early stages especially on stage one and two.
“People with cancer suffer from mental health problems and this will contribute to the deterioration of patients’ health so the center will offer counseling to help patients manage mental health issues and stress that comes with the disease,”said Chatikobo.
