Cancer control funding in Nigeria: A case for universal health coverage
Abstract Nigeria’s health spending per capita remains relatively low, with an out-of-pocket expenditure on health estimated at three-quarters of the nation’s health expenditure in 2018. A large percentage of the […]
We can, and must, eliminate cervical cancer in Nigeria
In late 2020, while the world was fully focused on halting the spread of COVID-19, the global health community achieved a key milestone with the adoption of the World Health Organization’s Global Strategy to […]
Challenges and lessons from a school-based human papillomavirus (HPV)
Background Over 80% of new cervical cancer cases occur in women living in low- and middle-income countries. It is the second highest cause of female cancer deaths in Nigeria. School […]
Global Partnerships for HPV Vaccine Must Look Beyond National Income
A global strategy aimed at eliminating cervical cancer by 2030 was released by WHO and was recently adopted by many countries and partners. However, few diseases reflect global inequities as […]
Cancer control funding in Nigeria: A case for universal health coverage
Abstract Nigeria’s health spending per capita remains relatively low, with an out-of-pocket expenditure on health estimated at three-quarters of the nation’s health expenditure in 2018. A large percentage of the […]
Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu re-elected board member of Union for International Cancer Control, 2020
The wife of the Governor of Kebbi state, Dr. Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu, has been re-elected board member of the Union for International Cancer Control, UICC. Online voting was conducted at […]
Dr. Zainab Bagudu shortlisted for President-elect at UICC – 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hu7q6C2UMg It is with great humility, I share with you the announcement of my name as one of the candidates shortlisted for the President-elect position (2022-2024) of the Union for International […]
HPV Vaccination in Yauri | Medicaid Cancer Foundation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7W8V6mIILw&t=2s A final trip to our girls in GGSS Yauri for the last dose of HPV vaccination against cervical cancer and present their certificates to them. World Health Organization (WHO) […]
Screening for cervical cancer doesn’t take away womanhood
The wife of the Kebbi State governor, Dr. Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu, has assured women in the state that screening for cervical cancer does not take away their womanhood. Dr. […]
MOMENTUM: Safe Surgery in Family Planning and Obstetrics Activity Launched
Momentum: A new USAID program on Safe Surgery in Family Planning and Obstetrics has been launched on the 28th of June 2021 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. The […]
