The Federal Government will review the National Policy and Strategic Plan for Hospice and Palliative Care 2021, to ensure cancer patients live a fairly good quality life.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged its 194 Member States to actively engage in awareness campaigns, promote screening and encourage Human Papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination among their young women.
The Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHCDA), on Thursday, said it has administered Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine to 46,592 girls to protect them against cancers.
Uganda has established a modern bone marrow transplant (BMT) facility, that will help reduce numbers of patients seeking transplants abroad where they part with between US$40,000 to $50,000 [about Ug. Shillings 150m-200m] to treat one patient (medical procedure and accommodation during recovery) for at least one month in India, alone. The Ugandan facility, the first-of-the-kind in the nation, has been set up by the State-run Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) at Lubowa, south of Kampala.
Public health specialist and the Head of the Human Papillomavirus Programme at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Dr. Emily Kobayashi, talks to LARA ADEJORO about the safety and efficacy of the human papillomavirus vaccine
An Oncologist, Dr.Temitope Olatunji-Agunbiade has appealed to the Federal Government to intensify efforts toward providing more research centres and health facilities, to improve cancer care in the country.
The Adamawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency says it is targeting 388,180 girls aged nine to 14 years for vaccination against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) to prevent them from cervical cancer.
As part of efforts to reduce the prevalence of cancer in Nigeria, the Federal Government on Monday unveiled three policy documents to achieve its aim.
The Federal Government says it has made plans in a new policy plans for cancer survivors to be catered to adequately.
In the USA, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has even recommended a ban on hair-smoothing and hair-straightening products that contain formaldehyde, a chemical known to cause cancer.