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The Anambra Commissioner for Health, Dr Joe Akabuike with members of Onyebuchi Chris Ifediora Foundation in a group picture after a courtesy visit by the group to raise awareness on the “Arm Our Youth” campaign aimed at providing breast and cervical cancer education in secondary schools in Anambra on Monday.The Anambra Commissioner for Basic Education, Prof.

Akabuike, while commending the group, disclosed that about 16 per cent of women from ages of 20 and 60 had precancerous lesions. However, the commissioner said the state governor, Mr Willie Obiano had over the past five years led institutional reforms and legacy projects to improving healthcare delivery to the people.He enumerated some of the achievements to include. the establishment of the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency and the state Health Insurance Scheme, among others.

Ononye disclosed that the campaign was endorsed by the Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. “We assure you and everyone else that the OCI Foundation will keep her part of this initiative, just as we have always done.

 

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