Medical physicists from NLCC, Jos University Teaching Hospital, and the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital pose during the on-site training
In early 2024, the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Nigeria entered into an agreement to equip six Nigerian cancer centers with state-of-the-art radiotherapy systems. To ensure that cancer center personnel are prepared to utilize the machines, NSIA and its Advanced Medical Services Limited (MedServe) partnered with the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT) and BVGH to coordinate training of center staff on current techniques in radiation oncology. Over the course of three years, cohorts of radiation oncologists, medical physicists, radiotherapy technicians, and oncology nurses from teaching hospitals across the country will receive hands-on training from the highly skilled staff at the NSIA-LUTH Cancer Center (NLCC) in Lagos.
BVGH partnered with NSIA, Medserve, and the NLCC trainers to develop and implement complementary digital training and ongoing mentorship opportunities to further trainees’ theoretical understanding of radiation oncology practices. The trainees will participate in the digital lectures and mentorships while they are at NLCC and will continue attendance once they return to their home institutions to ensure retention of their new knowledge and skills.
This educational program was made possible through the sponsorship of Bayer AG MA-M_SOR-NG-0001-1