Oyo Steps Up Actions to Prevent Cervical Cancer Cases and Deaths
The OYO state government said on Monday it was boosting the capacity of its doctors and nurses to stem cases and deaths from cervical cancer, the most common cancer in the world. female reproductive organ.
Dr. Soji Adeyanju, Permanent Secretary of the Oyo State Department of Health, launched a five-day colposcopy training for doctors and nurses, in conjunction with the University of Maryland, Baltimore; The University of New Mexico and the Ibadan Center for Bioethics and Research said the training aims to stem cervical cancer cases and deaths through early detection and prompt treatment. cases.
Adeyanju, represented by Dr Wole Lawal, said women can now access cervical cancer diagnostic services free of charge at four hospitals, namely Adeoyo Maternity, General Hospital of Moniya, Ring Road State Hospital and Oyo State Secretariat Staff Clinic, all located in Ibadan. .
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He said that with colposcopy, it is easy to detect any abnormalities in the cervix, the mouth of the uterus, which could lead to cancer and initiate treatment quickly.< /p>
“This training and donated colposcope will be an adjunct to visual inspection after vinegar application and for those who have tested positive for human papillomavirus (HPV), an infection known to cause cervical cancer of the uterus.
“So we employ women to get screened, because early detection of cervical cancer is very important, but late detection can kill,” he said.
Dr Oludare Morhason-Bello, trainer of leaders, said doctors and nurses were carefully selected after a meeting of stakeholders because if cervical cancer is to be eliminated, it is is necessary to have a solid strategy in the state.
He said that although cervical cancer is preventable, there is a disconnect between its prevention and detection in Nigeria, due to the approach generally taken to public screening of women.
“It is no longer news that cervical cancer is caused by a sexually acquired HPV infection. Now a woman does not need to have multiple sexual partners to contract HPV, but any woman who has had sexual experience is at risk of infection.
“Eight to nine out of ten women will clear the infection; only in 10 to 15 percent of these women do the infection persist. With HIV, the proportion of women with persistent HPV infection increases further.
"But the procedure now is to detect people with persistent HPV infection, as this can lead a woman to develop cervical cancer if she has not been screened for 10 years," said said Dr. Morhason-Bello.
The trainer therefore urged to increase advocacy and mobilization for the adoption of the cervical cancer vaccine to be launched by the federal government in September, from 16 states in the federation.
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The OYO state government said on Monday it was boosting the capacity of its doctors and nurses to stem cases and deaths from cervical cancer, the most common cancer in the world. female reproductive organ.
Dr. Soji Adeyanju, Permanent Secretary of the Oyo State Department of Health, launched a five-day colposcopy training for doctors and nurses, in conjunction with the University of Maryland, Baltimore; The University of New Mexico and the Ibadan Center for Bioethics and Research said the training aims to stem cervical cancer cases and deaths through early detection and prompt treatment. cases.
Adeyanju, represented by Dr Wole Lawal, said women can now access cervical cancer diagnostic services free of charge at four hospitals, namely Adeoyo Maternity, General Hospital of Moniya, Ring Road State Hospital and Oyo State Secretariat Staff Clinic, all located in Ibadan. .
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He said that with colposcopy, it is easy to detect any abnormalities in the cervix, the mouth of the uterus, which could lead to cancer and initiate treatment quickly.< /p>
“This training and donated colposcope will be an adjunct to visual inspection after vinegar application and for those who have tested positive for human papillomavirus (HPV), an infection known to cause cervical cancer of the uterus.
“So we employ women to get screened, because early detection of cervical cancer is very important, but late detection can kill,” he said.
Dr Oludare Morhason-Bello, trainer of leaders, said doctors and nurses were carefully selected after a meeting of stakeholders because if cervical cancer is to be eliminated, it is is necessary to have a solid strategy in the state.
He said that although cervical cancer is preventable, there is a disconnect between its prevention and detection in Nigeria, due to the approach generally taken to public screening of women.
“It is no longer news that cervical cancer is caused by a sexually acquired HPV infection. Now a woman does not need to have multiple sexual partners to contract HPV, but any woman who has had sexual experience is at risk of infection.
“Eight to nine out of ten women will clear the infection; only in 10 to 15 percent of these women do the infection persist. With HIV, the proportion of women with persistent HPV infection increases further.
"But the procedure now is to detect people with persistent HPV infection, as this can lead a woman to develop cervical cancer if she has not been screened for 10 years," said said Dr. Morhason-Bello.
The trainer therefore urged to increase advocacy and mobilization for the adoption of the cervical cancer vaccine to be launched by the federal government in September, from 16 states in the federation.
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