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Health experts call for inclusion of family planning, cancer treatment in Nigeria's NHIS

“Inclusion of family planning into the scheme will improve acceptance," an expert says. ....

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Cancer requires special attention

Dr Adamu Alhassan Umar, President of the Nigerian Cancer Society, said 124,815 new cases of cancer were recorded in Nigeria in 2020, with 78,899 cancer-related deaths recorded.
Umar noted that Nigeria had an “abysmally low” cancer survival figure due to late presentation, lack of awareness, weak health infrastructure, poverty and high cost of care which comes with catastrophic impact on families’ finances.
The situation is compounded by low budgetary allocation for cancer prevention and control, with N729,861797 million budgeted in 2020 and N294,081,336 million in 2021.
Mainly, cancer treatment comes in two major ways. The first is chemotherapy, generally an aggressive form of chemical drug therapy that destroys rapidly growing cells as cancer cells grow and divide faster than other cells. The second, radiotherapy, deployed in the early stages of cancer, uses radiation to kill cancer cells. ....

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NMA, others vow to track cancer funds, reactivate national cancer centre

February 5, 2021
By Hassan Zaggi
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), the Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS) and the Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN) have vowed to put machinery in place to track funds appropriated for the fight against cancer in the budget, ensure their release and judicious and transparent use.
The also vow to do all within their reach to ensure that the comatose International Cancer Centre is reactivated and put to use.
The President, Nigeria Cancer Society (NCS), Dr Adamu Alhassan Umar, disclosed this at a media engagement organised by AHBN, NMA and NCS to commemorate the World Cancer Day, in Abuja, Thursday. ....

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How COVID-19 has affected cancer treatment in Nigeria

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How COVID-19 has affected cancer treatment in Nigeria
Treating cancer is expensive and for many years even before COVID-19, cancer patients and their families in Nigeria were left to pay with their life savings or sell properties.
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As Nigeria and the rest of the world grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, health experts and advocates say the virus has led to less attention being paid to other ailments such as cancer.
While cancer patients are disproportionally impacted by the COVID-19 partly because they are significantly more likely to die from the disease once infected, the greater risk is the altering of treatment regimens and cutting of funds, health experts say. ....

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