A nongovernmental organisation, Project Pink Blue, has urged residents, above the age of 40 in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to screen themselves regularly for cancer-related symptoms for early detection and treatment.
This call was made by the NGO’s executive director, Mr Runcie Chidebe, during an awareness and free screening programme organised for residents of Utako community in collaboration with Sandvik Mining and Construction Company Ltd.
Speaking during the opening ceremony of the exercise, Mr Chidebe explained that Project Pink Blue is a community focused non-profit NGO on cancer awareness and indigenous treatments, and also provides support for people who are battling with cancer.
He said: “We are providing free screening, which is very important because it ensures that cancer is discovered when it can be treated but once cancer is discovered at late stages it becomes a problem.” According to him, “We saw the need to reach out to our immediate communities, who are mostly concerned about sickness like malaria and know less about cancer. When this disease kills people they do not see it from the scientific side rather they see it as witchcraft because they are ignorant. That is why we have decided to create this awareness to enlighten and educate them about the disease.”
Earlier on, the managing director of the mining and construction company, Mr Marshal John, who is the chief organiser of the exercise, explained that the event is part of their cooperate social responsibility of ensuring they look after the welfare of people in the community around their area of operation.
Mr John said the company ventured into supporting a group in the fight against malaria last year, adding that they decided to look at cancer in 2015 because statistics has shown that one out of every eight women is diagnosed of cancer.
“So, we felt it is important to partner with other organisations in creating awareness on the disease. It is very important that we talk to our immediate community here in Utako as a way of giving back to them. We are going to scan over 30 women and 20 men for various cancer related diseases.
“We will educate them on cancer so that even if they do not have it they will go back to their people and educate them on the disease. We are also thinking of setting up a trust fund for cancer patients in the FCT on yearly basis; we hope the fund will be available before our next awareness programme which will be next October,” he added.
By: Igho Oyoyo
Leadership News
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