About 300 women between the ages of 18 and 70 years have benefitted from a free cervical cancer, Hipetitis screening organised by Anambra state government in Partnership with World Health Organisation (WHO), attracted by Mr. Dan Emeka Okafor to Ndi Mbaukwu.
The outreach held on Saturday August 12th, 2023 during the Annual Ukpaka Nkwo General Meeting for Mbaukwu Progressive Union, Women Wing.
At the kickoff of the one-day testing, the Head of Department Obstetrics and Gynaecology Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital Awka, Prof. Ifeanyichukwu Ezebialu
Took time to explain the causes of cervical cancer and why it is important for any sexually active woman to go for periodic check and other signs to look out for.
He explained that the mission is aimed at improving the overall health of the people of Mbaukwu and beyond.
He further revealed that screening for cervical cancer has been an expensive one, hence the need to organise such a programme for the benefit of the common people assuring that , should anyone test positive, the person would be followed up and be treated for free.
Concluding, he announced that no one has tested positive as at time of this interview.
In a votes of thanks, the convener of the medical outreach, Mr. Dan Chukwuemeka Okafor, a Laboratory Scientist at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital commended Mbaukwu women for turning up in their numbers to benefit from the excercize, which he said will travel a long way in maintaining healthy leaving among them particularly sexually active one.
He noted that as a Laboratory Scientist, cases of cervical cancer were estimated to have occurred with over 266,000 deaths just Nigeria, commending the Anambra State Government for the intentional she has been waging against the menace.
He however promised, that as a health expert, he will continue to explore ways to make access to quality laboratory services and diagnosis accessible for Ndi Mbaukwu irrespective of indegenes and non-indegemes alike.
He also appealed to any of the beneficiaries who tested positive to come back as the organisation had made provision for free treatment of the disease.
Some of the beneficiaries lauded DanXpert for the initiative which they said was good for prevention and early detection of cervical cancer.
