*Says early detection saves lives
By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Oyo State Government has tasked women of child bearing age across the state to go for free cervical cancer tests at its various designated centres, for early detection.
The state Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusoji Adeyanju gave the task at a special Colposcopy training in conjunction with University of Maryland Batimore (UMB) and University of New Mexico (UNM) on Monday.
Represented by the Director, Planning Research and Statistics, Dr. Abbas Gbolahan, the Permanent Secretary disclosed that the main purpose of the training for doctors and nurses in Oyo State ” is to acquaint them with the new mobile colposcopy gadget used for early detection of cervical cancer”.
Identifying Cervical cancer as the second-commonest cancer among women in the society, Dr Adeyanju said Oyo state is on top of the situation to combat the deadly disease with a robust strategy already on the ground.
A medical expert, Dr. Imran Morhason-Bello while speaking on behalf of the partners, expressed optimism that the introduction of the mobile Colposcopy instrument, would avail the trained Cervical cancer experts the opportunity of detecting the virus earlier on the spot, even in the remotest areas.
Speaking on behalf of the participants of the training, Dr. Shakirah Lanlege, commended the state government and the facilitators for giving them the opportunity to take part in the programme.
She pledged that the knowledge acquired from the training would be diligently applied while carrying out their duties.
