Kenya National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) FHIR Implementation Guide
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Kenya National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) FHIR Implementation Guide, published by Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/IntelliSOFT-Consulting/nccpFHIRIG/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

CodeSystem: Kenya Laterality Code System

Official URL: https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/laterality-codes-cs Version: 0.1.0
Active as of 2026-06-04 Computable Name: LateralityCodesCS

Codes indicating the side of the body affected by the malignancy or treatment.

This Code system is referenced in the definition of the following value sets:

This case-sensitive code system https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/laterality-codes-cs defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
LEFT Left Lesion / tumour is on the left side.
RIGHT Right Lesion / tumour is on the right side.
BILATERAL Bilateral Tumour affects both sides.
MIDLINE Midline Tumour crosses the midline.
UNILATERAL-UNSPECIFIED Unilateral — Unspecified One side affected; side not specified.
NOT-APPLICABLE Not Applicable Laterality is not applicable to this site.

Description of the above table(s).