On 4 February 2026, in commemoration of World Cancer Day, Nigeria’s leading military and paramilitary women associations: the Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), Naval Officers’ Wives Association (NOWA), Nigerian Air Force Officers’ Wives Association (NAFOWA), and Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA) convened a high-level cancer awareness and

In a busy oncology ward in Lagos, a 38-year-old mother of three lay quietly, her strength drained after multiple cycles of chemotherapy. Her doctors were ready to continue treatment- but her blood counts had crashed. Without an urgent transfusion, the next phase of care could not proceed. Her blood group