Together, we are stronger than cancer.

The Story of Magdalene Nzisa Muovya & The Birth of Carehub Cancer Health

“From my pain, I chose purpose. From my healing, I chose to heal others.”

In 2017, Magdalene Nzisa Muovya’s world changed in one hospital visit. At just, a mother, a daughter, a woman with dreams, she was diagnosed with genetic breast cancer.

The word “cancer” felt like a sentence. But for Magdalene, it became a calling.

The Long Road of 2017 - 2025

The years that followed were a journey she never imagined. Chemotherapy. Surgeries. Fearful nights. Expensive medicine. Moments of doubt. She had to dig deep into her savings, sell what she could, and lean on family just to afford treatment.

In hospital waiting rooms across Machakos, she met women who had walked for hours with no fare home. Men who hid their diagnosis because of shame. Families selling land to buy painkillers. Children watching their parents fade, with no one to talk to.

Magdalene saw something bigger than her own pain: a community suffering in silence.

“There was information, but no one to explain it with kindness. There was treatment, but no one to hold your hand. There was survival, but no hope for what comes after.”

Even in her weakest moments, she made a promise to God: “If I come out of this, I will make sure no one fights alone.”

A Seed of Hope in Machakos

In 2025, after years of treatment and by God’s grace, Magdalene was declared a genetic breast cancer survivor*. The healing wasn’t just in her body. It was in her spirit.

She went back to Machakos Town, near ASK Showground, but this time not as a patient. She went back with a vision.

From her own living room, with notebooks, a phone, and the contacts of other survivors she had met, Carehub Cancer Health was born.

A Community Based Organization built on one belief: Care. Support. Hope.

Why Ukambani?

Magdalene chose to start where the need was deepest: Machakos, Makueni, and Kitui.

In Ukambani, cancer was often discovered too late. Stigma kept people quiet. Poverty made treatment impossible.

Carehub began by doing what Magdalene wished she had:

1. Creating Awareness - Going to markets, churches, and boda stages to talk about early screening.

2. Walking With Patients- Offering counseling, spiritual support, and linking people to treatment.

3. Restoring Dignity - Starting small economic programs like chicken rearing, fruit farming, and vertical gardens so families could eat and earn while they heal.

 

Today, Carehub is no longer just Magdalene’s story. It’s Kevin’s story, a colon cancer survivor who now gives hope to others. It’s Josephine’s story, a counselor who listens when the world goes quiet. It’s Teresia’s story, a mother who now farms fruits to care for her sick child.

What started as one woman’s fight in 2017 has become a home for hundreds.

Magdalene says it best:

“Cancer took a lot from me. But it gave me something greater - the chance to be light for someone else. At Carehub, we don’t just treat cancer. We restore lives.”

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Carehub Cancer Health
Together, we are stronger than cancer