Non-governmental organisations, Project Pink Blue and Aspire Coronation Trust Foundation have called for an increase in oncology research as a critical mechanism for reducing the cancer burden, improving cancer treatment, addressing late detection, and mitigating the economic burden of the disease in Nigeria.
The call was made at the 2023 World Cancer Day symposium with high-level stakeholders in Abuja by the organisations as part of the Upgrade Oncology, a United States Nigeria Science and Technology Exchange Programme.
In a press statement signed by the Communication and Social Media Lead, Project Pink Blue, Chika Joseph, and made available to our correspondent, the Chief Executive Officer, ACT Foundation, Osagie Alile, was quoted as saying, “Nigeria remains a major contributor to the overall cancer burden on the African continent with one of the world’s poorest five-year cancer survival rates.
“This grave need led cancer interventions to become…
