World Cancer Day: Kwara first lady marks celebration with sensitisation walk

Date: 2017-02-05

Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, the Kwara Governor's wife, on Saturday, marked the 2017 World Cancer Day with sensitization walk across Ilorin metropolis to create awareness about the ailment. The walk was a collaboration between the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and Kwara Ministry of Health.

Ahmed, who is founder of the Life Empowers Anchors Hope (LEAH) foundation, said that the theme of this year's celebration - "We can, I can" , was to encourage collaborative efforts to increase awareness and spur affirmative action.

She then urged religious, cultural and social organizations to Assist in creating awareness of cancer to their adherents.

She said "early detection is key to successful management of cancer. "We, therefore, need to continuously sensitize and educate ourselves on the causative factors of cancer, the lifestyle to be adopted, signs and symptoms to look out for and how to manage it."

The governor's wife explained that data from Ibadan and Abuja cancer registries indicated an increasing number of children who have varying forms of cancer.

She said her foundation launched the LEAH Health Idera Scheme, a health check-up package for individuals and families. Ahmed explained that the scheme was affordable "and offers a structured payment policy designed to ease the financial burden on persons who desire to undergo medical check up but cannot readily afford it."NAN

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ghali Muhammed     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Femi Gbajabiamila     11th Galadima     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Shaaba Lafiagi     Rotimi Oyedepo     Akanji     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Femi Agbaje     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     KWACOBPA     Press Release     Ilorin Metro Park     Zubair Folorunsho Erubu     Manzuma     Kamaldeen Gambari     V.O. Abioye     NTA Ilorin     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Peter Obi     IYA ALFA NLA     AGM Professional Services     Raji AbdulRasaq     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     Bankole Omisore     Senate President     Tunji Moronfoye     Ajakaye     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Student Learning Support Helpline     Adanla-Irese     Ejidongari     Sunday Popo-Ola     Mujtabah Bature     SUBEB     Maryam Ado Bayero     Gbemi Saraki     Tunde Yusuf     Wasiu Odewale     Arik     Olokoba Sulyman     Adeola Abraham     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Abegunde Goke     Sadiq Buhari     Olushola Saraki     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Taofik Abdulkareem     Abdulazeez Arowona     Abraham Ojo     Hajj     Mamman Saba Jibril     Babs Iwarere     CCT     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Olugbense     Magaji Are     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Moses Rahman Popoola     Olaitan Buraimoh     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     Toyosi Thomas     Wasiu Onidugbe     NULGE     Local Government     Abdulfatai Salman Baakini     Sebastine Obasi     Sarkin Malamai     Amuda Aluko     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

KWTV     Sambo Murtala     Shuaib Olarongbe     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Kaosarah Adeyi     Rafiu Ajakaye     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Bashir Adigun     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     Seed Technologies     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Communication Network Support Services     Umar Saro     Okin Biscuits     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Bayo Lawal     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Shonga Farm Project     Busari Alabi Alausa     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Saba Mamman Daniel     Erubu     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     AbdulRahman Saad     Olatunji Moronfoye     Kaiama     Olam Food Ingredients     Baba Idris     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Funmilayo Oniwa     Tayo Awodiji     Abraysports FC     Innocent Okoye     Oniwasi Agbaye     Ilofa     Paul Odama     Prince Bola Ajibola     Henry Olaosebikan     Yomi Adeboye     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     Sai Kayi     Gbenga Adebayo     Siraj Oyewale     Tunji Olawuyi     Solomon Edoja     Ajayi Okasanmi     Akanbi-Oke     Wahab Egbewole     David Oyedepo     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Fulani     Obuh     Maryam A. Garuba     John Kehinde Salako     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Ishaq Abdulkarim     Saka Saadu     Revenue Court     Facebook     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Afolayan     Timothy Akangbe     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Ilorin Like-Minds     Hassanat Bello     Wahab Issa     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Abdulrahman Abdulrasak     JAMB