…Eulogizes Barr. Chioma Uzodimma, others for support
The wife of the Imo State Governor Barr. (Mrs.) Chioma Uzodimma has described Hearts and Roses Cancer Advocacy Foundation as a beacon of hope and source of inspiration in the battle against cancer and related diseases especially those affecting women and the girl-child.
This is even as Imolites have thrown their weight behind the Hearts and Roses Cancer Advocacy Foundation established by breast cancer survivor and wife of the Vice Chancellor of the Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Dr. Chinomso Patricia Dozie.
The streets from Bank Road through the ever-busy Douglas and Wetheral Roads were completely filled as men, women and children came out in their hundreds to march against all forms of cancer.
Speaking at the end of the ‘Not just a walk, it’s a movement’ exercise held in commemoration of 2025 Pink October, the Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, Dr. Chinomso Patricia Dozie said the First Lady of the State would have been present to flag off the exercise but for reasons of exigency.
According to her, Barr. Chioma Uzodimma was enthusiastic about the programme and had given her words of encouragement and support, even as she described the movement aimed at bringing awareness to the doorsteps of Imolites that cancer is no longer a death sentence.
She explained that the awareness walk which held on Saturday was to bring all and sundry to the fact that cancer is not limited to religion, age and gender and that early detection is key to survival.
Dr. Dozie said October was chosen as it is the Breast Cancer awareness month worldwide and that the colours worn for the movement was in consonance with the Pink October exercise, adding that even though the Foundation was relatively young, it has impacted on lives through free mammogram for hundreds of women for breast cancer screening and prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening for men.
She called on philanthropic individuals and Corporate Organizations to find ways of partnering with the Foundation so that the message that cancer is not a death sentence will reach the nooks and crannies of Imo in order to save lives.
Dr. Raluchi Emeka Obi, a participant urged women to ensure that they check themselves regularly and that the Hearts and Roses Cancer Advocacy Foundation had done a good thing by embarking on the awareness campaign against the disease.
She insisted that the Foundation will not be able to carry the message to all and sundry without assistance and called on the government and public- spirited individuals to partner with the Foundation for a better and proactive outreach programmes.
The Vice Chancellor of the Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Professor Ikechukwu Dozie, who is the Chairman of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees expressed joy at being able to participate in the awareness exercise and confirmed that the Foundation was poised to break more grounds in the overall interest of humanity.
He further said aside from government, corporate organizations should also see how they can play a role by sponsoring the free mammogram and prostate screening tests, insisting that having a survivor championing the Foundation gives credence to the fact that cancer is not a death sentence after all.
The major highlight of the awareness walk was the distribution of flyers and awareness wrist bands to citizens of Imo State along the various routes, while officials from the Imo State Police Command, the Road Safety and Special Marshalls maintained orderliness on the busy roads.
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