First Lady Donation to Combat Cervical Cancer

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Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has donated N1 billion to the National Cancer Fund to combat cervical cancer in Nigeria. The donation was made on behalf of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) during a meeting with the National Taskforce on Cervical Cancer Elimination at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja.

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The First Lady expressed her support for the initiative, stating, “I am in support of what you are doing. We are on track, especially with the approach you have adopted: test, screen, vaccinate and treat.” She also emphasised the importance of a healthy nation, saying, “A healthy nation is a wealthy nation. No matter what wealth you have as a nation, if your population or the majority of your population is sick, you are just the poorest as far as I am concerned.”

The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has immunised 12 million girls between ages 9 and 13 with the HPV vaccine in the first nine months of its introduction. The ministry aims to immunise 6 million girls this year and achieve the “eight by eight” target of immunising 8 million girls every year to eliminate cervical cancer by 2030.

Professor Isaac Adewole, Chairman of the Taskforce on Cervical Cancer Elimination, praised the First Lady’s support for the HPV vaccine introduction. Dr Walter Mulombo, Country Representative of the World Health Organisation, appealed to the First Lady to lead the campaign against cervical cancer, stating, “Every child and woman has a right to live.

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