As part of efforts to reduce the prevalence of cancer in Nigeria, the federal government, on Monday, unveiled three policy documents to achieve its aim.
The documents were inaugurated by the minister of state for health, Dr Tunji Alausa, in Abuja at the opening ceremony of the 2023 International Cancer Week (ICW).
The theme of the ICW is “Addressing Cancer Care Disparities through Improved Access to Research and Treatment”.
The documents are the National Strategic Cancer Control Plan 2023-2027, the National Cancer Research Agenda 2024-2027 and the National Strategic Plan for Prevention of Cancer of Uterine Cervix 2023-2027.
Mr Alausa said that the three documents have priority areas of action that address governance, prevention, supply chain management, data and research as well as surveillance.
He said that it was no longer news that cancer had become a leading cause of death worldwide, including in Nigeria, and that the global distribution of predominant cancers has continued to…