Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO) says it spent the sum of N69, 175, 749, 21 million for cancer treatment between 2016 and 2018. Sabina Idowu, executive director of the organisation said this at the LAPO-C4 phase two project management workshop organised for Community Based Organizations (CBOS) from Lagos, Edo, Imo, Rivers states and Abuja in Benin City.
Idowu said the money was spent on treatment, screening, diagnosis, awareness campaigns among other.
“The sum of N36, 604,767 million was spent in 2017 and N32, 570, 982, 21 million in 2018.”
She further said that in 2017, the sum of N20, 731,100 million was spent on CBOS’ grants for community intervention and N15, 873,667 million on monitoring, advocacy, media, printing and supply of screening materials.
She explained that the sum of N13, 887,100 million was in 2018 expended on CBOS’ grants for community intervention and N18, 683, 882, 21 million on monitoring, advocacy, media, printing and supply of screening materials.
While reviewing the performance of phase one of the project between November 2016 and October 2018, she said a total of 1,941,993 million persons made up of 654,488 males and 1,287,504 females were reached with cancer awareness campaign out of the 1,217,434 targeted persons.
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In the period under review, she said a total of 26,553 persons made up 3,126 males and 23,427 females out of the targeted 10,000 persons were screened for breast, cervical, prostate and childhood cancer.
The LAPO executive director further explained that 19,394 persons comprising 3,079 males and 16,315 females out of the projected 30,000 persons were referred for further diagnostic services.
“332 persons made up of 16 males and 316 females were referred for treatment services on prostrate, breast, cervical and childhood cancer.”
Idowu explained that LAPO-C4 was initiated in 2016 to promote cancer prevention through massive enlighment outreaches among Nigerian communities where access to cancer diagnosis and treatment remain a challenge and confirmed terminal death sentence.
She said that LAPO is a leading non-governmental organization that is committed to the social, health and economic empowerment of the poor and the vulnerable across the country.
