AstraZeneca, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Well being (FMoH) and the Nationwide Institute for Most cancers Analysis and Remedy (NICRAT), has introduced a big milestone within the combat in opposition to most cancers in Nigeria.
By the Most cancers Care Africa (CCA) initiative, AstraZeneca is partnering with NICRAT to offer each affected person with an equal probability for treatment via early detection, screening, and diagnostics. The initiative was in regards to the current and constructing a sustainable future for most cancers care in Nigeria.
The initiative, delivered below the umbrella of Accelerating Change Collectively for Most cancers Care, is a coalition of expertise, coverage, analysis pioneers, and NICRAT looking for to enhance the affected person most cancers journey expertise. This collaboration focuses on impactful initiatives throughout 4 foremost pillars: Enhanced Screening and Diagnostics; Capability and Functionality Constructing; Affected person Empowerment and Entry to Medicines.
Nation President, African Cluster at AstraZeneca, Deepak Arora, in a press assertion, made accessible to LEADERSHIP, highlighted the programme’s potential, including that, “At AstraZeneca, we’re dedicated to working collaboratively with all stakeholders, together with governments, healthcare professionals, and affected person communities, to construct resilient healthcare methods and enhance entry to modern most cancers remedies for sufferers all through Africa. This marks a big milestone on this journey, and we’re assured that it’s going to positively impression the lives of many, bringing science to life. This dedication underscores our dedication to empowering sufferers of their combat in opposition to most cancers.”
On his half, the director-general of the Nationwide Institute for Most cancers Analysis and Remedy (NICRAT), Prof. Usman Malami Aliyu, applauded AstraZeneca for the initiative, describing it as sensible and well timed. “NICRAT which is the main authorities company with the mandate to offer nationwide management in most cancers analysis, enhance most cancers therapy, prevention and care in Nigeria is dedicated to supporting this initiative to the later.
“With the formal launch of this initiative at this time by the Minister of State for Well being and Social Welfare, Dr. Tunji Alausa, NICRAT believes strongly that it’s going to enhance our effort in the direction of attaining improved most cancers screening and analysis, broaden entry to modern therapy and likewise contribute immensely in constructing the capability of all classes of consultants within the most cancers area in Nigeria,” Aliyu affirmed.
Most cancers Care Africa is AstraZeneca’s response to the rising most cancers burden on the African continent, and the corporate goals to efficiently collaborate and accomplice with authorities entities, NGOs, medical societies, and affected person advocacy teams to handle the pressing want for motion.
