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Global fight against cancer has received a boost as Total Health Trust supports Bricon Foundation to reduce the menace and bring succour to sufferers.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that over 100,000 Nigerians are diagnosed with cancer yearly, of that number a staggering 80 percent die of the disease.
Cancer indiscriminately affects at least 2 million people in Nigeria and the impact of the disease on families and communities is immense, as Nigeria is ranked the highest cancer death rate in Africa.
To drive the movement for the reduction of cancer incidences in Nigeria, and as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme for 2016, one of Nigeria’s leading Health Maintenance Organisations (HMO) and the HMO of the Year for 2016, Total Health Trust Limited (THT), is supporting The Bricon Foundation, a recently launched non-profit organisation.
The Bricon Foundation, co-founded by Abigail Simon-Hart and Niyi Adekeye, is seeking to support patients and their families struggling with cancer through providing counselling, education, advocacy, free prosthesis and mastectomy products as well as assistance with sourcing funds for treatment.
The Bricon Foundation hosted a fund raising event tagged, “Keeping Hope Alive” recently in Lagos, where Abigail Simon-Hart, who is also a cancer survivor, discussed the need for broader support for those diagnosed. She said, “Early detection of cancer is not enough, instead, we need to build the necessary support structures that assure patients quality of life and that cancer is not a death sentence.”
Speaking on the sideline of the event, THT’s CEO, Nick Zaranyika, commended the founders of the Bricon Foundation for the sterling work they were doing in caring for those in need of assistance. He said THT, as a leading player in health insurance and whose flagship plans provide cover for major healthcare such as cancer treatment, organ transplants and kidney dialysis, provided material and financial support for the event and towards the care of cancer patients.
He concluded by saying that THT was committed to identifying and supporting worthy healthcare projects, which make a real difference in people’s lives.
Ajayi Fayokemi
