A non-governmental organisation, the Yemanja (Nig) Cancer Care Initiative, has been conducting free breast and cervical cancer screening service for women in Remo North LGA of Ogun State since 2022. and cervical cancer.

The founder of the Foundation, Dr. Toyin Shonukan, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen at Genesis Media House on Monday, 29th January 2024, in Sagamu, noting that breast cancer is the most common malignancy in Nigeria, killing over 30,000 people annually.

Shonukan in her statement said that the foundation is having a public health education event that will commence by 11:00 a.m, on 5th February 2024, at Adunola Cottage, Baba Ajayi house, in Isara Remo, Ogun State, to commemorate the 2024 world cancer day. She added that the educational event will create opportunities for members of the community to learn about early detection of ailments and prompt initiation of treatment from the experts at OOSUTH, and to get their health questions answered.

She added that the Foundation has been screening in Remo North LGA every day of the week for the last 2 years and has screened over 3200 women and has furthermore provided immediate treatment to over 70 women who were found to have abnormalities that are known to progress to cervical cancer.

“To further entrench quality and ensure that results from this screening continue to be available within hours, the Foundation will continue to screen at Adunola Clinic as well as at the Isara, Ipara and Ode-Remo health centers as well as at Afotamodi clinic, with extension of ativities to other areas of the LGA planned in the future. This will continue to be of immense benefit for the local population and provide the beneficiaries the opportunity to know their health status so as to seek early help where necessary and be reminded to adopt health living practices.

“The campaign, among other things, aims at tackling breast and cervical cancers across the community”, she concluded.