ECSF contributes to

The global fight against cancer by acting as a model on Comprehensive Cancer Prevention and Care Services and by providing services benefiting communities through Simple Nutrition Care (Changing Lifestyle), Counseling, Physiotherapy/ Massage, Telephone Helpline and Support Group/Storytelling Therapy Models which have since been endorsed by many cancer survivors.

Because of its reliance on community’s own resource persons for implementation, Ebenezer Cancer Support Foundation has developed an advocacy and community education model for behavior/lifestyle change that fits well in the unique local contexts of its target geographic areas.

More specifically, ECSF provides:

• Nutrition: Being the backbone of good health, nutrition is

the key ingredient to surviving cancer. The program will have

a high impact due to the simple and most successful recipe

the foundation has developed to boost the immunity and

health of the many cancer patients and survivors.

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• Psychosocial support/Counseling Therapy: The patients

and survivors are guided through a practical approach to a

Psycho-Social Services Module that is very experiential in

nature and builds resilience. Establishing and strengthening

an integrated support group for patients, survivors and

family members at the household level.

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• Massage/Physiotherapy: This is the most therapeutic

segment of the program with very influential results and

relaxing effects on the patients who go through long hours

of chemotherapy.

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• Training Services: Training workshops to caregivers,

community health workers, nutritionists and patients on

good nutrition, lifestyle change, Pyschosocial Support,

starting and maintaining a healthy kitchen garden where

possible. ECSF also works towards promoting health literacy

programs Advocacy: Advocacyand development of

Information Education Communication materials.

Cancer Situation in Kenya

Cancer is the 3rd highest cause of morbidity in Kenya (7% of deaths per year) after infectious diseases and cardiovascular diseases.

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It has become difficult to get accurate national data because most data are coming from Nairobi and other urbanized settings as the estimate being 39,000 for new cases of cancer each year with more than 27,000 deaths per year

ECSF goal, objectives, activities and target groups

Ebenezer Cancer Support Foundation is a pioneer of Simple Nutrition Care (Changing Lifestyle), Counseling, Physiotherapy/Massage, Telephone Helpline and Support Group/Storytelling Therapy Models which are being endorsed by many cancer survivors.

ECSF’s objectives are to

Pioneer a model on comprehensive cancer prevention and care services.

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Initiate formal health care and nutrition support at its various centers in different counties. To strengthen, support and change the lifestyle of Cancer patients, Survivors an the affected community at large.

Cancer Situation in Kenya The Target Groups that ECSF seeks to serve are as follows:

The project is expected to benefit people drawn from Nairobi and Kajiado Counties to begin with.

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Other beneficiaries include health workers, clinicians nurses, nutritionist, and caregivers whose capacity will be built to provide friendly and quality services to the patients.

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The general community and stakeholders will benefit from advocacy and mobilization activities.