[b]Cancer: Nigeria has only 7 radiotherapy machines, 5 are faulty
November 23, 2015 Premium Times. https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/193757-cancer-nigeria-has-only-7-radiotherapy-machines-5-are-faulty.html

THE ABOVE HEADING WAS FROM A PREMIUM NEWSPAPER ARTICLE IN 2015,


NOW 21/4/2018 I CAN AUTHORITATIVELY CONFIRM TO YOU THAT THE ONLY RADIOTHERAPY MACHINE STILL FUNCTIONING IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA (UNTH) ENUGU PACKED UP.

THIS MEANS THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE RADIOTHERAPY MACHINE STILL WORKING IN NIGERIA AND IT IS IN ABUJA.

THIS MEANS THAT CANCER PATIENTS FROM EVERY PART OF THE COUNTRY, WITH VARIOUS TYPES OF CANCER: BRAIN, SKIN ETC. HAVE TO GO TO THE ALREADY OVER CROWDED FACILITY IN ABUJA.

CHANNELS TV NEED TO DO A DOCUMENTARY ON WHAT IS GOING ON IN NIGERIA, IT IS SO SAD TO WATCH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DIE ON A DAILY BASIS WHILE WAITING FOR THEIR TURN TO USE ONE MACHINE, IN ABUJA.

IF YOU WANT TO VERIFY WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT YOU CAN VISIT THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL ABUJA. WHERE THE ONLY FUNCTIONING RADIOTHERAPY MACHINE IS OPERATING IN NIGERIA.

THE PAINFUL THING IS THAT MORE NIGERIANS ARE BEING REFERRED TO THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL FROM ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY, WHILE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ARE ON THE WAITING LIST.

THE RADIOTHERAPHY MACHINES AT

LUTH,

ZARIA,

MADUGARI,


ENUGU,


UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL (UCH) IBADAN,

UNIVERSITY OF BENIN TEACHING HOSPITAL (UBTH),

USMAN DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL SOKOTO

AHMADU BELLO TEACHING HOSPITAL

ARE NOT WORKING.[/b]