NADAMA Book Lunch: Amb. Buratai urges Nigerians to be resilient, learn how to prevent cervical cancer
By Halima Abdulkadiri
Former Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Amb. Tukur Yusufu Buratai, has urged Nigerians to be resilient and not give in to the threats posed by cervical cancer.
Amb. Buratai gave this awareness while speaking during the launch of a book on cervical cancer, written in Hausa, “NADAMA”, in Abuja on Saturday.
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He said “NADAMA is an impressive work of fiction on how to fight cervical cancer and promote a healthy society, which will help Nigerians reach one of the sustainable development goals”.
He stated that the early stages of cervical cancer don’t indicate any symptoms and are very hard to diagnose.
However, the first sign of cervical cancer may take several years to develop, as stated by most of the specialists.
He added that the parts of realising the right to health are difficult, divided: policy framework work, political commitment, legislative reform, financial resources, qualified employees, infrastructure, and most crucial information and disease such as that provided by the NADAMA are all required by state or by the state because prevention is better than cure.
The publication can aid in the prevention of the disease by making a curious effort to avoid it.
Buratai applauds Fatima Sanda Usara, the author of the book, for the great initiative, which will go a long way towards sensitising Nigerians and, of course, the neighbouring countries as well as the West Africa sub-region, where the Hausa language is mostly spoken.
According to Prof. Oliver Ezechi, Director of Research at the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research, an estimated 36 million Nigerian women age 15 and upward are at risk of getting cervical cancer.
“He stated that 12 thousand cases are diagnosed and 8 thousand fertility rates are reported each year. This equated to 33 new cervical cancer cases and 22 deaths every day, and this is a very serious issue.
