Really Sad! Nigeria has only four instead of 180 cancer treatment machines

November 20, 2019 by Delia Innoma 0 Comments

With four radiation machines for the treatment of cancer, Nigeria is still short of the 180 machines recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO), experts have said.

Dr Bello Abubakar Mohammed, a Clinical and Radiation Oncologist at the National Hospital and President of the African Organisation for Reachout and Treatment of Cancer stated this on Monday during the receipt of cheques from the Medicaid Cancer Foundation (MCF) for the treatment of cancer patients at the hospital.

Dr Mohammed also stated that out of the 3,000 radiation oncologists needed in Nigeria only 70 are available, noting that only 20 are working in centres that have facilities.

The MCF, which was established by a paediatrician and wife of Kebbi governor, Dr Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu, handed over a cheque of N9.6m to the Chief Medical Director of the National Hospital, Dr Jafar Momoh, for the treatment of 30 cancer patients.

– Daily Trust

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