Former First Lady dey urge pipo make dem join hand fight Cancer

Deaconess Mrs. Omolewa Ahmed, wey be di last Fast Lady of Kwara State, don dey urge make government and important pipo join hand well to fight cancer for NaijaOn October 19, 2024.

According to report, she make dis call during one endurance walk wit women and odir groups for Ilorin, on Saturday.

And e get need to increase awareness and efforts to take promote early testing and treatment among di women.

Dis one, she talk, go make sure say di wahala no reach di level wey go cause death.

Di former first lady Mrs. Omolewa wey identify breast and cervical cancer as one of di main cause of death for Naija, talk say diagnosis no be death sentence if dem get di right information and approach.

She stress di need to carry di cancer campaign go grassroots to give “our modirs and girls hope.”

Di former first lady talk say her foundation don take step furdir for di awareness campaign take involve some Nollywood pipo dem and call for more partnerships wit some key players for di odir sectors.

“Na why we start di project to take sponsor Diamond in di Sky, one movie wey inspire me some producer wey Femi Adabayo and Kunle Afolayan directed respectively.”

“Through di LEAH foundation, we don start di campaign since 2016 and build hospital for screening and treatment.”

“For me, dis na calling, na ministry and na why e don survive pass my time for office as di first lady.”

“I don lose pipo wey dey very close to me and I sabi say dis na wetin God want make me do wey explain di passion for di past 13 years.”

“Di awareness, screening and knowledge updates about di breast and cervical cancer among women and girls na very critical mata.”

“Dis na why di HPV vaccines wey di federal government distribute dey timely,” she talk am.

She talk say di Forum of First Ladies Against Cancer wey get former and serving governor wives dem, don dey strong to dey advocate for more efforts to fight di wahala.

For her talk, Nollywood actress and one of di lead characters for di movie, Omowunmi Dada, talk say e get need for plenty support groups and systems for cancer victims.

“Many times, pipo wey don fight and survive breast and cervical cancer na dem wey get dis opportunities.”

For girls wey dey nine years and above, di advice na make di parents carry dem go give dem di cervical cancer vaccine and save whole generation.

“mothers and women suppose go for early testing to kick cancer comot.”

“Di movie don already generate over 100,000 views inside just one week and from di comments, more pipo don dey aware about cancer and how to take fight and survive am,” na so she talk.

“Former First Ladies for Africa don join hand to fight cancer for di continent.”

For di African Union Assembly side event, dem meet to discuss how to take tackle di increasing burden of di cancer for Africa.

Di First Ladies International Symposium on di Burden of Cancer for Africa don aim to generate commitment from all di stakeholders to implement real measures to address cancer.

Key Takeaways from di Symposium:

• Improve Access to Cancer Services: Di International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) talk say African governments need to develop and secure resources for cancer control strategies.
• Cancer Control Planning: Di IAEA highlight di obstacles wey dey prevent effective cancer control, like poor coordination for referral systems and insufficient capacity.
• Call to Action: Di First Ladies don launch call make dem include cancer for strategic healthcare planning, higher taxes on tobacco and alcohol, and resource mobilization to fight cancer for Africa.

Organizations like di Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) dey work to address cancer globally.

Dem get initiatives like di First Ladies Against Cancer Initiative, wey dey bring togeda spouses of current and former state governors to address di gaps for cancer care for Naija.

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