The announcement by Kenyatta National Hospital Chief Executive Officer Lily Koros that the facility will build a hostel for cancer patients is laudable. It is a step towards ensuring quality services for the terminally ill.
The move, which is purely on humanitarian grounds, will see patients who travel from far accommodated within the facility as they await treatment.
The misery that some patients go through such as sleeping on the floors of corridors will be history once the hostel project is actualised. This project should be fast-tracked so that patients stay in a dignified place.
