FG Partners China to Deploy Advanced Technology for Cancer Care

The Federal Government has strengthened its partnership with China to deploy advanced technology, technical expertise and innovation in Nigeria’s cancer treatment system.
The partnership, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding signed in Beijing, will focus on improving Nigeria’s radiotherapy capacity through technology transfer, technical support, research and professional training.
Under the agreement, Nigeria will establish a designated clinical training base for advanced radiotherapy, with plans for the facility to develop into a West African hub for radiotherapy training.
Nigerian radiation oncologists, medical physicists, radiotherapy technologists and biomedical engineers will also have access to fellowship opportunities in China to develop specialised technical skills.
The Federal Government is further pursuing institutional partnerships between Nigerian cancer centres, the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT) and leading Chinese cancer institutions to strengthen clinical practice, research and technology management.
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, said the initiative goes beyond acquiring medical equipment, stressing the importance of developing the human and technical capacity required to operate and maintain advanced systems.
“Machines without people are monuments,” Salako said.
The cooperation also includes a separate strategic agreement with Chinese medical technology company LinaTech, while discussions covered opportunities in medical equipment, diagnostics, digital health, artificial intelligence, local manufacturing and health security.
The technology-focused partnership comes alongside Nigeria’s plan to procure 35 additional linear accelerators between 2026 and 2028, increasing the country’s radiotherapy infrastructure.
Salako said Nigeria’s objective is not merely to observe technological advances in oncology but to adapt and bring relevant innovations home.
“Nigeria has not come to Beijing to just observe innovation in oncology. We have come to help shape it, and to take it home,” he said.
The Federal Government said the agreements would be implemented through a joint work plan with designated focal persons and quarterly milestones to ensure technology transfer, training, maintenance and technical support translate into improved cancer-care capacity across Nigeria.