Anambra First Lady Commends WHO’s Commitment To Stronger Health Partnerships
Wife of Anambra State Governor, Mrs Nonye Soludo, has commended the World Health Organisation (WHO), for its commitment to stronger health partnership with the state, including its active involvement in the first phase of free cervical cancer screening and treatment in Anambra State.
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Mrs Soludo made the commendation when she received representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO), and staff of the state’s Ministry of Health at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia, Awka the state capital.
She explained that, “The major aim of her breast cancer mitigation programme is to help women deal with the threat of the dangerous disease through early detection.”
The Anambra first lady equally pointed out that the breast cancer mitigation programme is aimed at cutting down the disease threats by opening opportunities for early and prompt checks and in most cases, treatments.
She also applauded WHO for affirming support for the planned breast cancer mitigation programme, which she is championing, and for also agreeing to support the inclusion of prostate cancer screening in the same programme.
On his part, the WHO Medical Officer for Non-Communicable Diseases, Dr Kelias Msyamboza, extended WHO’s commendation to Mrs Soludo for her input in the cervical cancer screening and treatment initiative, and disclosed that the organization is going to support her programmes, including the breast cancer mitigation programme to ensure that it achieves optimum results.
In his remarks, the Coordinator, Anambra State, WHO, Dr Mohammed Bonos, commended the governor’s wife for her interventions in tackling health issues among women and children in Anambra State, and pledged WHO’s greater partnerships with the state in other critical health areas.
He also announced that Anambra and twenty other states in the country have been selected to benefit from the first supply of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, and appealed to the governor’s wife to help with mobilization so that the target population will be effectively covered.
Earlier, the Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, highlighted the results recorded from the partnerships with WHO in Anambra State, including the successes of the first phase of free cervical cancer screening and treatment and immunization for child-killer diseases.
He noted that, “The governor’s wife has also developed strong structures to take off the breast cancer mitigation programme in the state, pointing out that the overall intention is to make Anambra State a pilot domain in the country where both early detection and treatment would be tackled appropriately.”
