Chai! My people, e don finally land! World Cancer Day dey waka come on February 4, 2026, and Polaris Bank don drop beta gist wey go make sense for our community health matter. dem don launch nationwide free breast cancer screening initiative wey go dey run with Care Organisation and Public Enlightenment (C.O.P.E). Na true we dey yarn this matter because e get as e be for health level.
Polaris Bank no dey use mouth talk this screening matter o! Dem don set to screen 100 women all over Nigeria for breast cancer, plus dem still dey support ongoing prostate cancer screening for 250 men wey dey 40 years and above. This prostate screening dey happen for Men’s Clinic wey dey for 18, Commercial Avenue, Sabo, Yaba, Lagos. Na beta place to check your health well-well, no be small.
As e be, this initiative no be just for play, e dey connect with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. E dey promote Good Health, Gender Equality, and Partnership for Goals. Dis year, dem go still spread correct awareness for early detection and preventive care with educational materials and community sessions. Na so we go fit sabi how we go take care of our bodies.
Omo, Rasheed Bolarinwa, wey be Group Head for Brand Management & Corporate Communications, don talk say early detection na the real deal for this cancer matter. E make sense as dem dey try to break money wahala wey fit stop people from screening. As dem dey bring the service closer, na so everybody go get chance to know their health wahala and tackle am on time.
The big screening event go happen for Saturday, February 21, 2026, for C.O.P.E Centre wey dey for 39B Adeniyi Jones Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Health professionals and volunteers go dey run the show, giving all those wey participate correct screening and also teach dem how dem go fit take care of their health and do self-examination.
But make I yan you this, to join the breast cancer screening, you go need to meet some requirements: the event na for women, you must get Polaris Bank account, and you go need pre-register to fit join. Early submission go dey get preference, no be say we go dey rush am last minute. If you dey try to register, just waka go this link: bit.ly/BCS2026. Women, make una gather your sisters, daughters and any female relative wey fit benefit from this opportunity.
And for the men wey dey hear me, no sit down gas! Use this chance to support your family. Encourage your women to register! Meanwhile, men wey dey 40 and above, no forget say prostate cancer screening still dey run for Sabo. Abeg, no neglect your health o!
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