Good News for Cancer Patients as MAAUN, Kano Cancer Centre Begin Oncology Training

Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN) and the Kano Cancer Treatment Centre have strengthened their partnership to expand oncology training and cancer care services across Northern Nigeria, offering renewed hope to patients.

The renewed collaboration builds on an earlier Memorandum of Understanding aimed at advancing cancer research, treatment, and awareness in Kano State and beyond.

Under the new arrangement, structured oncology training will be provided for MAAUN nursing graduates as well as practicing nurses across the region to address the shortage of specialists in Northern Nigeria.

Speaking during a meeting with centre officials, MAAUN President, Mohammad Israr, described the initiative as a strategic step toward strengthening healthcare education and developing local capacity for specialized cancer treatment.

The Centre’s Chief Executive Officer, Nafisa Abdu, noted that the programme would enable nurses to receive oncology training locally without travelling to other states.

The partnership will also promote breast cancer and HPV awareness, prevention, and management, while creating internship and industrial training opportunities for students.

In his remarks, the Provost of the School of Medicine, Prof. Rayyan Garba, described the initiative as timely given the shortage of oncologists in Northern Nigeria.

The Vice President Admin, Dr. Habib Awais Abubakar, commended the continued collaboration and reaffirmed the university’s readiness to support the programme.

Also, the Dean of the School of Health Sciences, Dr. Kabir Mustapha, noted that the initiative presents a major opportunity for nursing students to graduate with specialist oncology skills.

The meeting ended with closing remarks and prayers by the Head of Human Resources, Hajiya Maimuna S. Bello, alongside the presence of other centre officials including Aisha Sa’idu, Harira Jibril Isa, and Peter Emmanuel Mshelia.