Omo, make we gather round make I tell you wetin dey happen for cancer matter for Naija. Dis one no be joke o! Abidemi Omonisi, wey dey run things for Nigerian Cancer Society, don yan say we need focus on cancer prevention and care for all level, especially for primary healthcare. No be only state capital matter, e dey high time we carry the matter go rural areas and camps wey IDPs dey chill. No man left behind, abi?
As we dey mark 2026 World Cancer Day, we gatz remember say cancer be di kind disease wey no dey play. Over 100 types dey and dem fit scatter your body if you no dey careful. Dem dey use all dis fancy medical wahala like biopsies and scans to catch am early, but we still dey see plenty people wey dey come late to hospital. E mean say we still get work wey dey before us.
Omonisi no talk say Naija no dey do anything at all, but e warn say we no fit relax like say all don set. Plenty families dey enter poverty because of treatment cost, and the shortages wey dey for oncology services dey vex everybody wey sabi the matter. Na so e make us sabi say we need to blend cancer prevention better into our primary health sets. Make everybody fit access am.
Omonisi yarn say dem dey run free cancer screening operations for rural areas and people wey no get money. Dis one no be small matter as dem dey look for cash to carry mobile screening vans go different zones, so that underserved Nigerians fit access treatment wey dem deserve—no matter where dem dey.
For Naija, we dey face am together because no one fit carry this heavy load alone. Omonisi don hammer say government gatz step up, health professionals gatz dey dedicated, and researchers need to gather data wey go fit help us solve the wahala. No be only dem, even di private sector and communities dey need to put mouth for di matter.
The NCS no dey play when e come to cancer care and dey commit to make sure everybody fit access good care and education. E even chat to the young people, say cancer no dey carry face only for older people, so make dem no slack. Healthy lifestyle, vaccination, screening, and early reporting na the way to go!
Omonisi finish am with this strong gist as e call for all of us to move from awareness to action and ensure say tackling cancer no be about where you live or how much you fit spend. Make we build a Naija wey dey give hope even when cancer wave try show face.
We must remember say for every effort wey we put, na investment we dey make for life and the future of our nation. Together, we fit change di narrative and show say a diagnosis of cancer no mean say life don finish.
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