Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu speaks to ecancer at ASCO 2024 about her work in cancer advocacy in Nigeria which helps patients navigate through the full cancer spectrum.
With her Medicaid Cancer Foundation she has helped campaign at the state and national level to advocate for better policies as well as screening over 40,000 women for breast and cervical cancer.
Dr Shinkafi-Bagudu also goes on to discuss the work of the Nigerian Cancer Health Fund, which is a government pot of funding which cancer patients can access, and highlights that it needs more investment and awareness.