Ministers urge Nigerians to embrace early cancer screening
The Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Ahmed, and the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, Maria Mahmoud, have urged Nigerians to embrace regular cancer screening and early detection. They warned that the disease does not discriminate based on age or social status. A statement on Sunday by the Medicaid Cancer Foundation, Abuja, Read More:…
Ministers from Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory and Education have called on Nigerians to embrace regular cancer screening and early detection, warning that the disease does not discriminate based on age or social status. The call came during a cancer awareness walk organized by the Medicaid Cancer Foundation, Abuja, with the theme "One Walk, One Fight – Walk Away Cancer."
The ministers stressed the importance of collective efforts to support patients and survivors, and highlighted the need for increased budgetary allocations to cancer prevention and treatment.
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