World Cancer Day: Kwara First Lady Harps On Early Detection, Urges Citizens To Embrace Govt Initiatives
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In commemorating this year’s World Cancer Day, the Firstlady of Kwara State and Chairperson, Nigeria Governors’ Spouses Forum, Ambassador Olufolake Abdulrazaq, has stated that early detection Cancer saves lives, appealing to citizens of the state take full advantage of the free screening exercise provided by the Kwara government.
Ambassador AbdulRazaq made this call at the flag-off of the free screening exercise to commemorate this year’s World Breast Cancer Awareness and World Liver Cancer Awareness months (both of which are held annually).
She commended the continuous commitment of the Kwara State Government to safeguarding the health and wellbeing of its people
In his goodwill message, Chairman of the House Committee on Health and Nutrition, Hon. Seun Ogunniyi, noted that cancers are preventable, encouraging citizens to seek timely medical advice and participate actively in health programmes provided by the state.
Earlier in her welcome address, the Hon. Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Ahmed El-Imam, reaffirmed that cancer remains a global health threat, stressing that breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women, while prostate and liver cancers exclusively and disproportionately affect men respectively.
The Commissioner also reiterated that the multi billion ASR cancer center flagged off by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq would considerably improve government medical facilities to help reduce the rate of mortality caused by cancer
The event was held by the Kwara State Ministry of Health, in partnership with the Office of the First Lady of Kwara State, the Ajike People Support Center, and Bio Ventures for Global Health at the Kwara state banquet hall.
