Nigeria, PECA, two others, team up on early cancer detection technology
The Federal Government has announced that they are teaming up with the Partnership for the Eradication of Cancer in Africa (PECA), Inspire2live and Oncoinv on early cancer detection technology.
The National Institute for Cancer (NICRAT) disclosed Tuesday, April 16, on its X handle after an official visit of PECA, Inspire2live and OncoinV to the Director General (DG) of the institute, Usman Aliyu.
According to NICRAT, the aim of the visit is to create awareness on a new multi-cancer early detection protocol, developed by Inspire2Live’s partners from the Netherlands.
NICRAT spoke of an agreement by the participants at the meeting to work out sustainable partnerships on cancer screening, advocacy for early detection, community sensitisation and the utilization of technology to achieve a shared mission of combating the cancer burden in Nigeria.
In his remarks, Aliyu expressed the readiness of NICRAT to work closely with both local and international partners in the cancer space for the benefit of Nigerians.
He commended the partners for the initiative, which, according to him, “will assist the institute in achieving its target of drastically reducing cancer burden in the country.”
Aliyu was said to have directed the immediate implementation of all agreements reached by the parties.
Others in attendance were officials of Inspire2Live from the Netherlands led by its chairman, Peter Kapertein, and Oncoinv, the distributors of Oncoseek.
