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The Federal Government, on Friday, said it would continue to prioritise cancer care through expansion of infrastructure and treatment centres.
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, made this known while speaking with newsmen during a visit to the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute-Meta in Lagos.
Salako, who spoke on the forthcoming Cancer Day celebration, revealed that government had created the Cancer Health Fund to support cancer patients across the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the World Cancer Day is observed every Feb. 4 to raise awareness, encourage prevention, detection and treatment of cancer.
The theme of the 2025 Cancer Day is, “United by Unique”, and focuses on people-centered approach to cancer care.
“I can tell you that generally Mr. President has asked us to prioritise attention to cancer in terms of expanding the treatment possibilities and expanding the infrastructure.
“We have what we call the cancer health fund which is an intervention fund provided by the federal government to support patients that are diagnosed with cancer.
“We have also introduced what we call the catastrophic health fund, which focuses on supporting kidney problems.
“Dialysis has been moved from about N50,000 per session to about N12,000 per session as a result of this intervention.
“So, government is prioritising cancer care and ensuring that a lot of awareness is created and preventive activities are promoted,” he said.
According to Salako, government has also taken a bold step to increase access to medical care across the country through the establishment of new federal medical centres and approval of new medical schools.
