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NICRAT noted that there was an agreement by the participants at the meeting to work out sustainable partnerships on cancer screening, advocacy for early detection, community sensitisation and the utilisation of technology to achieve a shared mission of combating cancer burden in Nigeria.In his remarks, Mr Aliyu expressed the readiness of NICRAT to work closely with both local and international partners in the cancer space for the benefit of Nigerians.
Others in attendance were officials of Inspire2Live from the Netherlands led by its chairman, Peter Kapertein, and Oncoinv, the distributors of Oncoseek.that the DG NICRAT had outlined poor funding, the campaign against vaccination in some quarters, and the non-availability of oncology nurses as some of the challenges faced by the country in cancer management.
Speaking on cancer cases in Nigeria, Mr Aliyu cited the recent report by the Global Cancer Observatory , which he said quoted 120,000 new cancer cases with about 80,000 deaths in Nigeria in 2022 as the latest statistics. Mr Pate said that the MoU would aid the procurement of oncology equipment for the management of cancer.
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