The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to health education and prevention strategies, with a strong focus on cancer prevention and maternal health in its 2025 budget.
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, made this known during a meeting on Thursday in Abuja, with a delegation from the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), led by its Executive Vice-President for Infectious Diseases, Dr David Ripin.
Salako highlighted the heavy burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) including cancer, hypertension, and diabetes, stressing that early detection and prevention would be a major focus of the ministry’s budget next year.
“This year in our budget, we are focusing a lot of attention on cancer. A lot of that funding will go into prevention at both primary and secondary levels, including screening and population prevention,” he said.
The minister…
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