Welcome to MDF. We're on a mission to To improve the lives of the people by reducing the burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases and social inequalities affecting orphans, vulnerable children, women and the elderly in Cross River State. The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day.

FLAC is a coalition of past and present First Ladies with the mandate of advocating to increasing awareness, access to cancer care, and influence policy reforms in Nigeria with the collective aim of reducing cancer burden in the country. The purpose of the Workshop is to raise awareness on the HPV vaccination rolling out for the girl child aged 9-14years  from the 25th September, 2023 in 16 selected States in Nigeria as phase one of the intervention. Eligibility criteria was based on key indicators by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). Interestingly, the second phase of the HPV vaccine introduction shall commence in February 2024 to cover the remaining 21 States not earlier selected including Cross River State.

HPV is an infection that causes warts in various parts of the body, depending on the strain. HPV is the most commonly sexually transmitted infection (STI) leading to cancer of the Cervix among women. HPV spreads by having unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex. By mother to baby by pregnancy, labor, or nursing and infecting more than 1.5million cases every year in Nigeria.

In attendance were the wife of the former Governor of Cross River State, Dr. (Mrs.) Linda Ayade and the Wife of the Governor of Katsina State Hajiya Fatima Dikko Radda. Who presented certificates of participation to participants, urges them to go back to their different States with aggression as HPV vaccine advocates & champions to fight this deadly disease called Cervical Cancer.

The workshop was facilitated by FLAC with technical support from Medicaid, NPHCDA, International Vaccine Access Centre (IVAC), Roche and other resource persons. The event was educating, innovating and inspiring.
Let's join hands to fight cervical cancer!

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Venue

Medicaid Cancer Foundation Abuja., Nigeria

  • Starting Time: 09:09AM to 04:09PM
  • Date: 04 September, 2023
  • Phone: +2348033767992