Prof Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, stated that three large cancer hospitals will be operational by May 2025, after equipment investments.
Pate stated this on Channels Television.
He stated, “For the first time in Nigeria’s history, Mr President (President Bola Tinubu) approved six major cancer infrastructure and equipment investments early last year, three of which are already underway and will be ready for commissioning by May 2025; Nigeria has never had it.”
“So that persons suffering from cancer can receive the high quality of care that they require; this is a tertiary service. We will have linear accelerators, brachytherapy, and other diagnostics equipment to allow them to afford good quality cancer care in Nigeria in those six facilities.”
The minister also mentioned that five months ago, the government announced the establishment of ten more major cancer diagnostic centers around the country.
He noted that in the previous year, 201 tertiary facilities received infrastructure renovations and equipment, such as magnetic resonance imaging scans, computed tomography scans, and anesthesia equipment.
