No fewer than 100 officers from the Oyo State Police Command underwent screenings for prostate, cervical, and breast cancers at the weekend.
Additionally, over 150 officers were examined and provided medications for various ailments.
This initiative was part of a medical outreach organized by the Association of Radiation and Clinical Oncologists of Nigeria (ARCON) during its 7th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference, themed “Ibadan 2024,” and hosted by the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
The outreach took place at the Testing Ground in Agodi, Ibadan, and was attended by police officers from the Oyo State Police Command, Agodi Area Command, and local Divisional Police Offices.
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Dr. Bolaji Salako, Chairman of the medical outreach committee and a Consultant Radiation and Clinical Oncologist, explained that ARCON’s efforts were intended to provide comprehensive medical services and support to police officers, as part of a broader effort to combat cancer among law enforcement personnel.
Chairman of the medical outreach committee, Dr. Bolaji Salako, a Consultant Radiation and Clinical Oncologist said members of ARCON during the outreach provided comprehensive medical services for the police officers as a sort of encouragement and support to the fight against cancers among the operatives.
He said some of the services offered to the officers during the outreach include general and cancer health talks, medical consultations, dental consultations, optical consultations, free medications, breast cancer screenings, cervical cancer screenings, and prostate cancer screenings.
Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee and Consultant Radiation and Clinical Oncologist at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Dr. Afolabi Oladeji, expressed gratitude to the Oyo State Police leadership for allowing the officers to participate and benefit from the outreach.
He also thanked all police formations in the Agodi Area Command for their invaluable support in making the program a success.