In their bid to create cancer awareness, a Non Governmental Organisation known as the Sisters of Jannah (Kano Zone) has urged Nigerian women to get checked, adding that early detection of the disease can save the live of its victim.
The Coordinator of the Group, Sister Rashidat Salisu made the appeal on Sunday when the Sisters Group in its own little way undertook cancer awareness campaign with a walk down to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in the State on Sunday.
The Sisters’ visitation to some cancer patients at the hospital was to encourage and to pray for them for good health while it was earlier discovered that some patients find it difficult to pay for treatment or to procure drugs to stay alive.
“This prompted the visit to the ward in order to share in their pain and help with the little token from us, even though its not much but it helps to know that some people out there cares”, according to the Organisation.
Furthermore, “the envelopes for the token was given to each patients by the Assistant Coordinator, Sister Amina Shuaib, after the nurse on duty gave all the sisters a lecture on cancer and how to reduce having it among women and children”, the group stated.
The Sisters of Jannah were very sad and heart broken seeing fellow women in different stages of the disease without the hope of survival which really increased the urge for the group to want to do more for humanity.
The Group prayed for almighty Allah to heal and ease their pains and most of all, keep other women safe from this affliction while appreciated all the sisters that donate towards this course and those individuals that assist in making this a success.
Meanwhile, cancer has remained top of the list of diseases that are indiscriminately reducing the welfare and wellness of persons across the world, particularly, in developing countries like Nigeria.
Statistics provided by the World Health Organisation WHO’s 2020 report shows that cancer tops the list of killer diseases with nearly 10 million deaths.
Nigeria has one of the highest cancer mortality rates in the world, with approximately four out of five cases resulting in death, according to the Global Cancer Observatory.
It stated further that there is lack or no efficient public policy on cancer issues in Nigeria where about 10,000 cancer deaths are recorded annually with 250,000 new cases recorded yearly.