Mrs Erelu Fayemi who expressed sadness over how cancer affects women negatively maintained that it was expedient for every stakeholder to work together to disallow the ailment from thriving.
She noted that the government had concluded arrangements to raise awareness on the increasing indices of cervical cancer among women in the state and the nation at large, to mark World Cancer Day.
Speaking on the theme: ‘HPV Vaccination: Key to Cervical Cancer Prevention, Erelu Fayemi disclosed that cancer remained a leading course of 70 million death in 2020 globally
“Women accounts for 64 per cent of cancer cases in Ekiti with breast cancer being the most common followed by cervical while new cases of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria every year
The Governor’s wife added that Cervical Cancer could be prevented with HPV vaccination, regular Screening, early Detection among others could save lives.
“It has been 365 days since the launch of the Global Strategy to
Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer by the World Health Organization.
We commend the renewed commitment of all cervical cancer advocates in Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Health, international and indigenous partners to deliver on the stated objectives of this strategy by 2030: to achieve 90% HPV vaccination coverage. She emphasized.
The World Health Organization Representative in Ekiti, Mr Emmanuel Eyitayo, saluted the government for its commitment to eliminating the disease.
“To complement these efforts, screening and treatment are very key to eliminating the disease, we are gathered here to renew our commitment to eliminating the disease. He said.
The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Oyebanji Filani, described cancer as the most preventable disease if ascertained early enough.
He said stakeholders were all aware of cases of cervical cancer as it was interesting that there are vaccines for it as well as existing State cancer policy that deals with the disease.
We have on our budget funding for cancer. We have a register to know the number of those who have cancer in Ekiti. I want to encourage every woman to be an advocate of cancer. Let us subject ourselves to relevant screening and also encourage others to do the same.
In their lectures, Mrs Olufunke Adetoye, Assistant Director, Nursing Service, Ministry of Health, and Dr Okusola Aduloju, said Human Papilloma Virus, HPV, could be contacted through a sexual relationship, which makes it expedient for people to stop engaging in multiple and unprotected sexes.
“We should also take the vaccine to stimulate and produce antibody. It can be given to girls from age 9-12. It can also be given to boys because they too can carry the virus”.
Busuyi Ogidiolu
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