Infrastructural Challenges Lead to Delay of Curative Radiotherapy in Nigeria

Abstract

Although delays caused by patient factors are reported extensively, patients overcame these barriers in the hopes of curative treatment. However, staff and equipment malfunctions prevented patients from receiving timely radiotherapy. Policies aimed at addressing machine maintenance, health care worker satisfaction, and the aging power grid in Nigeria must be implemented in the future to strengthen the health care system to care for patients with cancer.