Ekiti
State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Wednesday declared war against cancer in the State;
saying that his administration would ensure that none of the citizens is lost
to the dreaded disease anymore.
Giving
the assurance in Ado Ekiti during an inspection tour of the ongoing
construction of Funmi Olayinka Cancer Diagnostic Centre located within the
premises of the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH),on Wednesday,
Governor Fayemi said the centre is not only being put in place in honour of the
late Deputy Governor, Mrs Funmi Olayinka but also to ensure that all the
citizens, especially female gender is safeguarded against cancer.
Fayemi
who lamented the demise of the former Deputy Governor stated that the centre
would enable women carry out regular medical check-up on themselves, as early
detection can help in effectively managing the disease.
He
added that though there is no cure for the disease, the war against the disease
would be won as long as people check their health status and obtain ‘a clean
bill of health’.
“You
know that we had a purpose for doing this. We lost someone so dear to all of us
in Ekiti to the dreaded disease called cancer and one of the commitments we
made to ourselves and the people is that we are going to have a diagnostic
centre for early detection of cancer particularly as it affects women.
Even
if we don’t have the capacity to cure, once it is discovered early, then the
management is easier and you don’t have to suffer any loss of life if it is
discovered at the first stage, and we don’t want to lose anyone. So we need a
place we can visit without having to pay a fortune to check themselves and do
the screening and ultimately have a clean bill of health”, he stated.
The centre, which will be equipped with modern equipment, would focus more on early detection and treatment of cancer.
The
representative of the Acting Chief Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr Kayode
Ajite, the Director of Administration, Mr Deji Dada and the Special Adviser to
the Governor on MDG and Multilateral relations, Mrs Bunmi Dipo-Salami,
conducted the governor round the project which is nearing completion.
