Medcaid donates N10m to cancer patients at National Hospital

The Medcaid Cancer Foundation has donated N10 million to cancer patients at the National Hospital, Abuja. Speaking while making the donation Sunday, the Chief Executive Officer of the foundation, Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, said it was geared towards supporting the patients’ treatment and giving them hope, noting that the money would be shared with selected adults […]

The Medcaid Cancer Foundation has donated N10 million to cancer patients at the National Hospital, Abuja.

Speaking while making the donation Sunday, the Chief Executive Officer of the foundation, Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, said it was geared towards supporting the patients’ treatment and giving them hope, noting that the money would be shared with selected adults and paediatric cancer patients depending on their needs and recommended treatment.

She applauded the hospital’s management for its services, noting that there were three radiotherapy machines for cancer treatment at the hospital.

Dr Zainab also toured the paediatric and adult oncology wards, where she had heart-to-heart conversations and words of encouragement with some of the cancer patients and their families.

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The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the National Hospital, Prof Mahmud Raji, who commended Dr Zainab, said the hospital was happy to be chosen by the foundation this year for support to cancer patients, adding that the hospital was one of the hospitals with robust cancer services in Nigeria.

Also in attendance during the donation was the President of the Nigeria Cancer Society, cancer patients, heads of department, as well as celebrities.