The Nigerian government has reaffirmed its commitment to improving health outcomes by prioritising cancer prevention and maternal health in its 2025 budget.
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, made this known during a meeting with a delegation from the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), in Abuja on Thursday.
Mr Salako emphasised the growing burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), including cancer, hypertension, and diabetes, and stressed that early detection and prevention will be key focus areas for the ministry in the upcoming budget.
“This year in our budget, we are focusing a lot of attention on cancer. A lot of that funding will go into prevention at both primary and secondary levels, including screening and population prevention,” he said.
The minister also disclosed that the government had inaugurated the Maternal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative to tackle high maternal deaths, particularly in high-burden local…
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