Medicaid’s N50 million cancer fund for patients in need

In an effort to lower cancer-related deaths, the Medicaid Cancer Foundation (MCF) has established a N50 million fund for low-income cancer patients.
The Cancer Fund, which will be administered in collaboration with the Nigeria Cancer Society (NCS), will support academic research to improve cancer treatment.

Technical collaborations with the London Cancer Network and the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) will be advantageous for it.

According to MedicAid, there are 124,815 new instances of cancer per year in Nigeria, with 78,899 deaths anticipated this year, mostly due to breast, prostate, and cervical cancers.
In a statement, it was stated: “Medicaid Cancer Foundation is contributing funding to lessen the impact of cancer on patients and their loved ones as part of actions to ‘Close the Cancer Care Gap.

“The grant will help partner comprehensive cancer care centers treat impoverished patients. Additionally, the money will help raise the standard of cancer care management through scientific study directed by Nigerian scientists.

“This cooperation was created as a result of the high incidence of cancer and the obstacles to treatment services. The curative management of the majority of malignancies depends on the cancer treatment, which involves surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. For the majority of cancer patients, however, cancer medicines are grossly out of reach, scarce, or nonexistent because of their high cost. By giving priority to Nigerians who cannot afford the care they require and by funding research to improve cancer management, MCF and NCS are dedicated to altering this story.