2025 International Women's Day: LEAH Foundation Sensitizes Secondary School Students On Breast, Cervical Cancer In Offa

2025 International Women’s Day: LEAH Foundation Sensitizes Secondary School Students On Breast, Cervical Cancer In Offa

To commemorate 2025 International Women’s Day, the Leah Foundation has held a day sensitization programme for the students of St Claires Anglican Girls Secondary School Offa, Kwara State.

The program titled accelerate action featured health talk on breast and cervical cancer prevention including general body hygiene and maintenance by girl child.

While addressing the students on how to accelerate action towards breast and cervical health, Dr. Gregory Oyinloye, a medical officer at LEAH Medical Centre, described cancer as abnormal growth of cell in any part of the body. He said the foundation deems it fit to catch the young women to safeguard their health.

Dr. Gregory Oyinloye

He noted that abnormalities in breast is noticeable through change in size, boil, breast lump among others.

Speaking further, he said eating healthy food, exercise, abstinence from early intercourse or multiple partners, alcohol and illicit drugs, among others, safeguard men and women from cancer.

LEAH Foundation presenting gift to Management of St Claires Anglican Girls Secondary School Offa

He charged the students who are girl child to always do breast self-examination on a monthly basis for early detection.

Cross section of students reciting the National anthem

Also speaking, the LEAH Foundation ambassador, Miss Amity-Queen Moremi Ajansoro, Munirat Babalola appreciated the Founder of LEAH Foundation, Deaconess Omolewa Ahmed for embarking on humanitarian services through cancer sensitization screening and awareness. She therefore admonished the students to always do self-examination as advised and speak up in case of early detection for proper treatment.

LEAH Foundation Ambassador, Miss Amity-Queen Moremi Ajansoro, Munirat Babalola

Appreciating the LEAH Foundation, the Vice Principal, Mr. S. A Alabi commended LEAH Foundation for bringing sensitization programme to the school. He noted that the health talk and lectures will have a positive impact on the students by exposing them to prevention of breast and cervical cancer.