“We are trying to domesticate expensive treatments by producing much-needed medicines locally and translating global research into action in our clinics,” he said.
Ms Ahmad said this aims to strengthen access to early cancer detection by leveraging the wide reach of family planning services at the primary healthcare level.
NICRAT, in collaboration with the health ministry in Zamfara, organised a two-day capacity-building training for medical doctors on hepatitis.
He said that the absence of such a national registry impeded national planning efforts in the fight against the disease.
The government said it has also finalised work with the WHO and other partners to develop the nation’s first National Cervical Cancer Control plan 2023-2027.
The National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT) has assured Nigerians of improved cancer research and treatment.
