Lagos offers free screening for cancer, diabetes, hypertension
By Chukwuma Muanya and Wole Oyebade on October 9, 2015 5:04 am
Worried by the increasing cases of sudden death from non-communicable diseases such as heart failure, stroke, diabetes complications, kidney damage and cancers in the country, the Lagos State government will on Monday October 12, 2015 begin offering free screening exercise for hypertension, diabetes mellitus and cancers of the breast, cervix and prostate.
Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health (LSMoH), Dr. Modele Osunkiyesi, while reviewing the state of preparedness of her ministry for the third round of the Wellness Week programme, enjoined residents to key into the awareness programme by availing themselves of the screening scheduled to hold from Monday to Friday...
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