Pathology crisis: Nigeria has less than 200 specialists for 200m people
The experts agreed that without urgent action to expand the pathology workforce, modernise laboratories, introduce digital and molecular technologies, strengthen quality assurance and improve working conditions, Nigeria and other West African countries risk falling further behind in cancer diagnosis and precision medicine.
The WADIAP president warned that the shortage had serious implications for cancer diagnosis and treatment, particularly as modern medicine increasingly depends on molecular diagnostics, digital pathology and artificial intelligence.
Banjo stressed that pathology was central to modern cancer management because treatment was increasingly personalised.
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