The three-day medical outreach, which began last Friday, was conducted at Ejule, a community in Ofu Local Government Area of the state.
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The exercise, held at Lagelu Grammar School, Ibadan, with the theme: “I am and I will”, was in commemoration of the World Cancer Day and was done to ensure healthy living among residents of the state.
Ekele spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria in Gwagwalada, shortly after the foundation laying ceremony of the Paediatrics Oncology Ward being built by wives of governors in the 36 states of the federation.
An Abuja based Oncologist, Dr Elizabeth Mayowa, has advised Nigerians to embrace early and regular cancer screening and testing to curb increasing cases of cancer related deaths.