In the quest to empower and enlighten youths against breast and cervical cancer, Pink Pearl foundation has launched a campaign in Nigerian Universities.
The campaign was launched in 2008, and
has been taken to four tertiary institutions within the country this
year. These include; Delta State University – Abraka Campus, Delta State University – Anwai Campus, University Of Benin And University Of Port-Harcourt.
The campaign featured local
presentations, followed by intensive and informative lectures on Breast
and Cervical cancer, given by the foundation’s medical professional, Dr
Ann Ojimba. Four university ambassadors were chosen after a quiz
competition, with each ambassador receiving N10,000 in prize money.
One of the attendants of the event,
Miss Sandra Ogbogold, said she was motivated to attend the campaign
after noticing an irregularity in one of her breasts. Though she knew
about self-examination, she was glad to know more about cervical cancer.
The ambassadors were urged to continue
to spread the word of early detection and cancer awareness to their
immediate family, friends and community. After the lecture at each of
the universities, about 327 students were screened for breast cancer,
with a few of them being diagnosed of either lumps or fluids.
‘It was truly been a wonderful
experience visiting these four Campuses. A few lumps were found after
screening from each school. This year’s Campus Campaign was quite
expository as youth joined the fight against breast and cervical cancer’
Mrs Orode Ryan-Okpu, the founder of Pink Pearl Foundation said.
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