Osun State First Lady, Chief Mrs Titilola Adeleke, has championed the cause to curb the continuous spread of cervical cancer and measles in the State, especially among young girls of teen ages.
The First Lady, speaking at a one-day awareness and sensitisation workshop in Osogbo on Tuesday, to equip the public on the danger and threat associated with the diseases with ways to avert them, encouraged all parents and guardians to pay premium attention to health of their children and wards through regular and early detection medical tests.
She also confirmed the availability of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and Measles Rubella (MR) vaccines in all the health facilities in Osun State.
The frontline campaign against the deadly diseases by the First Lady complements Governor Ademola Adeleke’s broader plans to provide sound, affordable and accessible health services to the citizens. The awareness, being an initiative of the Nigeria Governors’ Spouse Forum, focuses to put an end to the spread and harmful effect of the menace of the diceases in Nigeria.
The well-attended event featured lectures by Mrs Olaore, (Osun State Immunization Officer) who gave explicit and in-depth insight on improving personal hygiene, avoiding premarital and unprotected sex among young girls, reporting early signs to nearest hospitals to seek necessary medical attentions. Mrs Olaore charged parents to ensure completion of measles immunisation vaccines and spread the gospel to denounce insinuations that measles vaccines are deadly to infants.
Speaking at the programme, Commissioner for Health, Barrister Jola Moses Akintola, appreciated Mrs. Adeleke for the sensitization programme, describing it as timely and purposeful. He called on mothers to seriously personalise hygiene and ensure a safe lifestyle for their children as a way to reduce risk factors.
The programme held at Ataoja School of Science, Osogbo, and attended by government officials and political functionaries, who added to the ambience of the event. Among them were Deaconess Olusola Adewusi (Wife of Deputy Governor), Dr Micheal Oyerinde (Special Adviser on Primary Health Care), Hon Mrs Temilade Khalid (Special Adviser on Children Affairs), Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health represented by Mr Boladele.
Others were Hon (Mrs) Felicia Adeniran, Executive Chairperson, Ayedaade Local Government, Mrs Adenike Adeleke, (Wife of the Commissioner for Budget and Economy Planning), Mrs Monisade Awotunde (Wife of the State ALGON Chairman), religious bodies, representatives of World Health Organisation (W.H.O) and UNICEF.
