Stakeholders called for stronger collaboration between the federal government and the private sector to accelerate cancer prevention and expand equitable access to care in Nigeria. At a high-level policy roundtable organized by MSD in partnership with Africa Health Business in Abuja, the theme was 'Accelerating Cervical Cancer Elimination in Nigeria: Uniting Public and Private Sectors for Equitable Access.' The federal government announced that over 18 million girls had received vaccination against cervical cancer as of September. The roundtable focused on strengthening institutional alignment, expanding HPV vaccination, and exploring innovative financing for cervical cancer elimination.
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