The Agege Local Government in conjunction with DOZY MMOBUOSI Foundation has offered free prostate cancer screening to residents at an ongoing seven-day International Trade Fair holding in Agege Stadium.
108scoop.com reports that the Chairman of the Council, Alhaji Ganiyu Egunjobi, had unveiled the 2022 Agege International Trade Fair.
Hon. Oluwagbenga Abiola, the Committee Chairman for the trade fair, urged the residents to patronise the traders at the trade fair, and at the same time, take advantage of the free prostate cancer screening for men above 40 years.
“We have set various developmental plans for our people in Agege, in health, businesses and other areas of life; that’s why we collaborate with the foundation to bring this medical screening to our door steps freely.
“That is why we are appealing to our men out there to come out and benefit from the opportunity of prostate screening which is free.
“In the medical sector, they always advise that early detection of cancer is better as someone can quickly tackle it before it goes out of hands.
“So, we urge our men above 40 years of age to come out for the free medical screening,” Abiola, who is also the Council Vice Chairman said.
He said that the council had been creating awareness about the free screening for men to kick out the disease from the area.
On the trade fair, Abiola said it had provided opportunity for no fewer than 200 traders to showcase and sell their products.
According to him, so many traders have been empowered and many small businessed have also been projected.
He said that the council gave free opportunity for many residents to sell their products out of its determination to put food on people’s table.
Speaking, Mr Ebuwa Martins, the Chief Operating Officer of the foundation, said that the foundation was established in 2021 for a better and more prosperous Africa, for present and future generations.
According to him, the foundation is mainly set to fight the battle against prostate cancer in the country and indeed Africa.
“We are offering medical screening to help people detecting their status early so can quickly find solutions to it.
“If you go to any General Hospital, you will discover the huge amount of money used for this prostate screening,” Martins said.
“That’s why we are here to remove the burden from the people. At least, we are targeting 1,000 beneficiaries in Agege but we are experiencing low turnout of people, like 200 beneficiaries since Sunday.”
Mr Akinropo Akinola, the Product Ambassador for the mobile prostrate cancer screening, urged the residents to grab the offer of the free screening to know their status.
Akinola, who noted that the turnout of people had not been encouraging, said that those screened would get their results within 24 hours or 48 hours.
He said that the foundation was taking the bills of more than N100,000 from people as the screening cost about N130,000 in hospitasl.
“From statistics, one out of every five men above 40 years of age have the propensities to have this illness. It can stay in the body for 10 years and by the time people know, it might be too late.
“By the time we are leaving here on Thursday, we want to have screen a minimum of 1000. The foundation is not collecting money. We are here with all equipment,” he said.
According to him, residents of Agege, Ikeja, Ogba, Ojodu, Berger, Iyana-Ipaja, Abule-Egba come to the location.
He said that the foundation would move to other local governments soon.
Mr Sanjo Adeleye, one of the beneficiaries of free prostrate cancer screening, thanked the local government and the foundation for the kind gesture.
Adeleye said he was happy to be screened for the prostate cancer to determine his status at early stage.
Mr Kazeem Adebola, an Agege resident, also commended the organisers of both the trade fair and the free prostate screening, saying that residents were excited.
“This is a great opportunity for traders to showcase their goods and services to the people at the same time as well as do free prostate screening at the same venue.
“Thanks to the local government,” he said.
The free prostate cancer screening started on Sunday, July 3.
