With installation of a second radiotherapy machine underway, minister optimistic about cancer treatment….
Nigeria’s health minister, Prof Isaac Adewole has stressed the importance of having two radiotherapy machines at the National Hospital Abuja. He made the comment while inspecting the second radiotherapy machine for cancer treatment at the National Hospital Abuja.
Read more: National Hospital Abuja gets second radiotherapy machine
Earlier this week, HealthNews.NG reported that the hospital now has a second radiotherapy machine valued at over US$1 million which was donated by Shell Petroleum company.
This was coming barely two weeks after HealthNews.NG also exclusively reported that the delivery of a second radiotherapy machine to the National Hospital Abuja had been delayed. Installation of the new machine has finally gotten underway. The machine was reportedly supplied by JNC International Ltd.
With this development, the Abuja Radiotherapy centre would be running two Linear accelerators at the same time.