Nigerian breaks global barrier, takes over world cancer control body

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Nigerian paediatrician and cancer-control advocate Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu has become president of the Union for International Cancer Control. She is the first African to lead the global organization, a milestone expected to raise the profile of cancer care across Africa.

…Shinkafi-Bagudu becomes first African to head UICC, raising hopes for improved cancer care across continent By Joseph Erunke, Abuja Nigeria has broken a major barrier in global cancer advocacy as renowned paediatrician and cancer control campaigner, Dr. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, assumes the presidency of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), becoming the first African and […] The post Nigerian breaks global barrier, takes over world cancer control body appeared first on Vanguard News.