The Kwara State chapter of the Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN) has appealed to all tiers of governments to make breast cancer treatment free for Nigerian women.
Bilqis Alatishe-Muhammad, the association’s president, made the call in a press statement issued to commemorate the World Cancer Day in Ilorin.
Mrs Alatishe-Muhammad stated that about 10 million people died each year from cancer and this had been projected to rise to 13 million by 2030.
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“The government should ensure accessibility to cancer treatment by making cancer treatment free and also preventing financial catastrophe, by incorporating cancer management and treatment into the national health insurance scheme.
“Closing the care gap will ensure about one-third of the cases were prevented and one-third cured if detected early,” she said.
World Cancer Day is marked every February 4, to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment, with the primary goal of significantly reducing the illness and death caused by the disease.
(NAN)
