FIC Report (Kwara State) – Wife of Kwara Governor, Amb. Olufolake AbdulRazaq, has urged organisations and individuals to adopt a compassionate approach towards cancer patients.
Olufolake made the call on Tuesday in Ilorin at the commemoration of the 2025 World Cancer Day organised by the state Ministry of Health in collaboration with her office.
According to her, “the burden of cancer continues to grow globally exerting tremendous physical, emotional and financial strain on individuals, families, communities and health systems, showing empathy and compassion to patients will bring about an inclusive, effective, and sustainable care.”
Olufolake further noted that the 2025 campaign needed a paradigm shift in cancer care and health systems towards a people-centered approach.
She also said the state had provided several rounds of free cancer screening programmes across the 16 Local. Government Areas and that there is ongoing construction of the state-of-the-art Abdulsamad Rabiu Oncology Centre to further strengthen cancer management in the state.
Earlier, Dr. Amina El-Imam, the Kwara Commissioner for Health, revealed that Kwara is among the states that the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) is partnering with, to develop a diagnostic centre through its Diagnostics and Oncology Expansion Programme.
“These initiatives will considerably increase the quality of cancer management in Kwara while lowering the cost,” she said.
Also, Mr. Owolabi Razaq, Chairman, Committee on Health and Environment, Kwara House of Assembly, urged residents to make themselves available for the free tests provided by the state government.
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