A Veteran Journalist, Mrs Bimbo Oloyede has laid out plans to have a fundraising N100 million for cancer research and…
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Warning the significance of parental observance, medical experts Dr. Samuel Oyeleke from the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, emphasize…
The Head of the Oncology Unit at Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Meta, Lagos, Dr Ajibike Orekoya has advised Nigerians to go for cancer screening to ensure early detection of the disease and immediate treatment.
The Wife of the Katsina State Governor, Zulaihat Radda has called for improved funding to fight cancer in Nigeria.
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.
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.