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NGO Screens 30,000 Women For Cervical Cancer
Women within the reproductive ages of 25 to 49, especially those living with HIV/AIDS, have been advised to take advantage of the free cervical cancer screening to engender a quality life and to prevent cancer disease.
Speaking at the State Technical Working Group meeting with other health stakeholders in Port Harcourt, the Programme Lead for Cervical Cancer Secondary Prevention Programme for Rivers State and representive of Clinton Health Access Initative, a non- governmental organisation in the State, Dr Julie Yemi-Jonathan, said cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancers in Nigeria and the first leading cause of death in the world.
Yemi-Jonathan said Women living with HIV /AIDS are more vulnerable to contracting the disease due to their low immunity state and as such should go for routine cervical cancer screening yearly in the 50 designated public health facilities in 19 LGAs her organisation is currently working with in the State.
The health expert equally asked other women who have tested negative to HIV/AIDS to carry out their cervical cancer investigation every three to five years period.
She further disclosed that her organisation is at the moment working in Rivers, Kaduna and Lagos States and has successfully screened about 30,144 women for cervical cancer between 2021 to date, adding that, out of the figure screened, 3000 women are living with HIV/ AIDS.
In addition , she said about 600 women with pre-cancer lesion have been treated and assured to give referrals, directories and contacts to those with similar cases to be screened and treated.
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Rivers Judiciary Denies Issuing Court Order Stopping SOLAD from Swearing in RSCSC Members
The Rivers State Judiciary has denied a media report claiming that Justice Frank Onyiri of the State High Court issued an injunction order restraining the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), from inaugurating the newly appointed members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission (RSCSC).
In a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of litigation at the High Court, Menenen Poromon (Esq), the state Judiciary disassociated itself from the report, describing it as malicious and fabricated.
The statement emphasized that the report was a falsehood and a misrepresentation of what transpeared in the court.
Poromon clarified that no such order was issued by Justice Onyiri or any other judge of the High Court of the state and urged the public to disregard the information, as it lacked any iota of truth.
The statement however advised the public to verify any information concerning the state Judiciary directly from the office of the Chief Registrar, High Court of the State, to avoid spreading of misinformation.