OYENIKE OYEKAN FOUNDATION CANCER AWARENESS OUTREACH CAMPAIGN CONTINUES IN ONIYANRIN PHC








The Oyenike Oyekan foundation cancer awareness campaign continued today Thursday 28th August 2025, with another edition on prostrate cancer at the Oniyanrin Primary Health Center (PHC) in Ibadan North West local government council area of Oyo State.

The prostrate cancer sensitization programme by the NGO which is focused on cancer awareness, care and social development, attracted people which comprised of the organization staff, residents, and health workers from the local government and beyond.

In his welcome address, the managing consultant of Oyenike Oyekan foundation Mr Nelson Ekujumi, lauded the community leaders, residents and all, who turned out for the prostrate cancer awareness programme, as he outlined the danger posed to humanity by it's ravaging effect, causes, symptoms and the necessity of regular screening by men above 50 years of age who are at high risk.

Nelson Ekujumi harped on the necessity of regular screening by adults males from age 50 and above in order to address prostrate cancer which is a threat to our humanity, even as he admonished the audience that the identification of the symptoms of prostate cancer as outlined in the lecture, does not automatically imply infection, unless and until confirmed by screening at a health institution.

The Oyenike Oyekan foundation in furtherance of it's sensitization campaign, undertook a questionnaire survey of the participants awareness or knowledge on the meaning, causes, symptoms and treatment measures for prostrate cancer at the beginning of the outreach. The result of the questionnaire session exposed the huge gap of the knowledge of participants about prostrate cancer, which needed to be addressed through sensitization and education.

The sensitization programme which was conducted in the Yoruba language with interpretation in English language because of the predominance of the Yoruba speaking audience, then developed into a question and answer session in which the participants exposed their beliefs in old myths which was debunked because it lacked scientific basis.

In her speech, the matron of Oniyanrin PHC Mrs Abimbola Justina Funmilade appreciated Oyenike Oyekan foundation for the sensitization outreach which described as a service to humanity, meant to educate the people on the essence of healthy living and enhance their knowledge on prostrate cancer, just as she also applauded the management of the primary healthcare board for obliging the Oniyanrin PHC the opportunity to benefit from the cancer awareness and sensitization outreach by the NGO.

Some of the participants who spoke to our correspondent at the venue, commended the Oyenike Oyekan foundation for the awareness programme which they believed has gone a long way in illuminating their ignorance on prostrate cancer and the need for regular screening to cause early detection of affected persons in order to seek help, just as they appealed to well meaning individuals and organizations to take a cue from the laudable steps of the NGO in order to save lives.