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founder of the Leukaemia Care Plus Initiative and vice president of the Nigerian Cancer Society

February 13, 2026

Experts, CSOs call for increased funding as non-communicable disease burden surges

A haematologist, Chi-Kadibia Ukoma, said non-communicable diseases were rapidly overtaking infectious diseases and affecting nearly every household.

Patients in the hospital used to illustrate the story

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