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Free cancer, diabetes screening for 2,500 women in Ibadan -First lady

Mrs. Buhari said she was in the state to introduce her programme on Women and Children Health Screening Initiative, which started last year with a view to improving their health.

First lady, Aisha Buhari

The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has said that 2,500 women will receive free screening for cancer, diabetes, blood pressure and malaria through her Pet Project, "Future Assumed’’, in Ibadan on Thursday.

Buhari made the disclosure in Ibadan on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, when she visited Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Salisu Adetunji, in his palace.

She said that the screening had become necessary as it would enable them to know their health status early and improve their health.

She said breast and cervical cancer, blood pressure, diabetes and malaria were major killer diseases across the global and could be prevented or managed through regular check-ups.

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Buhari said she was in the state to introduce her programme on Women and Children Health Screening Initiative, which started last year with a view to improving their health.

The President’s wife said the programme which would be introduced in all states of the federation, had begun in some states.

She said that she wanted the programme to be replicated in the state so that women and children could have access to free medical screening.

Earlier, Governor Abiola Ajimobi said Buhari had exhibited a quality similar to what a former First Lady of the U.S., Mrs Roseline Carter, did by contributing to development of women and children in the country in a short time.

He described Buhari was a great ambassador of Nigeria.

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On his part, the Olubadan commended the president’s wife for choosing Ibadan as the centre to launch the programme in the Southwest Zone.

He promised that the programme would be given all necessary support to succeed.

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