The Federal Government has said eliminating cervical cancer as a public health problem by 2030 is achievable if Nigeria strengthens access to screening services, increases domestic funding for cancer prevention and sustains the gains recorded in Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination across the country.
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, stated this on Friday while delivering the opening remarks at the International Webinar on Science and Policy Discourse themed “Accelerating Cervical Cancer Elimination towards 2030 Agenda: Myth or Reality?” organised by the Nigerian Academy of Medicine (NAMed) in collaboration with the National Taskforce on Cervical Cancer Elimination (NTF-CCE).
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He said although cervical cancer remains one of the most preventable cancers, it continues to claim the lives of thousands of Nigerian women due to late diagnosis and inadequate access to screening and treatment.
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