Nwifuru ‘s Wife Organizes Cancer Free Medical Outreach for Ebonyi Women

Nwifuru ‘s Wife Organizes Cancer Free Medical Outreach for Ebonyi Women

Determined to curb the spread of cancer related ailments among Women, the wife of Ebonyi state Gov, Mrs Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, has organized a free medical outreach for about 1000 rural women in the state

The outreach organized under her pet project, Better Health for Rural Women, children and Internally Displaced, (BERWO) in collaboration with the Medical Women Association and Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki carried a free cervical cancer screening for about 1000 women.

At the flag off of the event, which took place at Elinwovu General Hospital, Abakaliki Local Government Area of the state Mrs Nwifuru said the outreach was geared towards creating awareness and sensitizing the women on the importance of constant health screening exercise.

The governor’s wife said the exercise with the theme “Ending Cervical Cancer Within a Few Generations, With The Goal of Raising Cervical Cancer and HPV Vaccination Awareness” will provide opportunity for women to screen, detect the early stage of cervical cancer.

According to her, it will provide timely care that will reduce morbidity and mortality from cervical cancer.

Mrs Nwifuru called on all medical practitioners, stakeholders and traditional rulers to show more commitment to educating, advocating, and supporting women’s health to prevent health condition.

On her part, Mrs Lilian Nwobashi, the President, Medical Women Association said that the programme was geared to sensitise women on the dangers of cervical cancer.

Nwobashi said that cervical cancer is one of the leading cause of deaths in women.

“We are starting with the first 200 to 300 women. All the partners are here to conduct free cervical cancer screening for all Ebonyi women.

“We want to catch them early, teach women when to go to hospital and signs of the illments,” Nwobashi said.

Mr Moses Ekuma, Commissioner for Health and Mr Sunday Nwogba, Chairman Abakaliki LGA whil staying that cervical cancer is most common in the world, urged women to aveil themselves the opportunity to be screened.

The Team Led of BERWO, Mrs Nkechi Emma Echiegu stated that January is the cervical cancer awareness month, decrying the increasing cases that needed to be handled

Echiegu said” We had to partner with her office collaborated with BERWO and medical women association, Ebonyi chapter to screen women of cervical cancer and give health talks on general cancer issues with other health related issues.

She said the women were from the 13LGAs of the state within the reproduction age range of 25 to 65 years.

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