From Mika’il Tsoho
The wife of Jigawa state governor Hajiya Hadiza Umar Namadi has urged Jigawa state people to cultivate habits of regular cancer screening for the betterment of their health.
Hajiya Hadiza made the call to newsmen when she joined the first lady of the federal republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, during the commemoration of the Medicaid Cancer Foundation (MCF) annual breast cancer awareness campaign in Abuja.
The Jigawa first lady who emphasized on the importance of early detection promised to do all her best for awareness campaign on prevention measures against cancer diseases.
“The present administration in Jigawa state under the leadership of Malam Umar Namadi is committed towards improving the health sector by providing all the needful” Namadi said.
She then commended Dr Zainab Bagudu as founder of Medicaid Cancer Foundation (MCF), and urged others to emulate her effort.
Meanwhile, Remi Tinubu who was represented by the wife of speaker house of representatives Hajiya Fatima Abass said, this year’s awareness campaign was tagged as ‘WalkawayCancer@10’.
“It is crucial that we prioritise awareness and early detection and treatment. We must support research and initiatives that provides care and support those affected,“ she added.
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