This archive report was first published on 14 August 2019.
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has announced plans to bring a revolutionary Israeli technology to Kenya that promises to cure cancer in a day.
According to Sonko, the technology, developed by Israeli company Icecure Medical, uses a device to freeze cancer cells within hours.
"From the presentation sent to me, the technology treats and cures cancer within a day by freezing cancer cells using a special device," Sonko said in a social media post.
Icecure Medical's Marketing Vice President, Tlalit Bussi Tel-Tzure, explained in a video shared by Sonko that the device completely freezes cancer cells, making them inactive.
"Thanks to our technology, we can freeze tumors from different types and sizes. The earlier the patient is diagnosed, the smaller the tumor is, the faster and more efficient the treatment would be. Once frozen the tumor becomes inactive. Then the body performs its natural role of eliminating the dead cells," Tel-Tzure said.
Sonko plans to sponsor 10 Nairobi residents battling cancer to Israel to test the technology, with the aim of bringing it to Kenya if proven effective.
He credited the Israeli Good Deeds Day Global Organization for introducing him to the technology, which awarded him as the Kenya Good Deeds Day Ambassador in recognition of his contributions to service to humankind.
