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The House of Representatives says it has resolved to investigate the National Cancer Control Plan to determine why fewer Nigerians with cancer cannot access treatment at the special centers.
While moving the motion, a member of the House, Olusegun Odebunmi, recalled that the President had on December 29, 2017, signed the bill for the establishment of the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment of Cancer Patients in Nigeria.
Odebunmi noted that both the federal and state governments were required to provide 75 per cent of the funding to implement the plan, while donors and development partners would bridge the gap with 25 per cent.
The House mandated its committees on Health Institutions and Health Care Services to investigate the Federal Government’s implementation of the National Cancer Control Plan 2018-2022 to ensure its implementation.
