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As part of commemoration of this year’s International Women’s Day, five clubs under the Lions Club International District 404B2: Ikeja Dynamic Lions Club, Lagos Shining Stars Lions Club, Lagos Indiana Lions Club, Maryland Golden Lions Club and Lagos British Lions Club recently held a Women’s Reproductive Health Awareness programme for women.

The programme, which held opposite Ikeja Local Government Office in Ikeja, Lagos, also availed the men (and women) the opportunity of diabetes test through a free blood sugar test.

According to President of Ikeja Dynamic Club, Lion Adeola Boluogun, the event was to help create awareness among women on reproductive issues and challenges they face in the course of reproduction.

“We are raising awareness on the various conditions and diseases that pose reproductive challenges to women and also conducting diabetes tests by giving free sugar tests to everyone – male and female, who come around. We also had an expert gynecologist giving a health talk on these issues. In all, we’re expecting 300 people to benefit from this whole day event.”

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Two other club presidents: Lion Olapeju Hassan of Maryland Golden Lions Club and Lion Olanrewaju Atanda, Charter President of Lagos Shining Star Lions Club, being ladies, expressed their excitement at keying into such a laudable programme.

“When the vision unites, we team up to reach a bigger audience,” Hassan said, while Atanda said she was “particularly excited being my first major project as charter president of my club.”

Consultant gynecologist, Dr. Nwanebu Rosaline Amarach of Lagos Health Service Commission, Isolo General Hospital, gave a detailed talk on fibroid, polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Endometriosis, Pelvic inflammatory Diseases (PID) and other possible conditions that may lead to inability to conceive.

Leo Kayode Ayodele, a community health practitioner, who is also Leo District 404B2 president, who led the sugar testing section, said most patients tested presented normal sugar level but advised the few with low sugar to take fruits, drink water and eat healthy, stating that it is usually due to inadequate carbohydrate intake.

Approximately 400,000 children and adolescents between ages 0 and 19 are diagnosed with childhood cancer every year globally. It was for this reason that Ikeja Metro Lions Club District 404B2 deemed it fit to engage its host community, Ikeja and environs, through an awareness walk recently.

The focus, according to club president, Lion Chike Akaeze, was to inform parents, children, community leaders and the public in general about this deadly disease.

During the walk, members also shared branded fliers and exercise books laced with information about the disease, so that parents and children could avail themselves of the vital information.

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“What we have done today became more pertinent because causes of the disease still remain largely unknown, save for the fact that it can be inherited and could also be as a result of what we eat,”Akaeze stated.

“For this reason, we are saying let’s come together and fight this disease by way of more awareness; encouraging pregnant women and children to eat right and healthy, and consult doctors immediately they suspect any strange symptoms for early treatment,” he added.

Reacting, two for the parents spoken to, shared their sad experiences of losing their wards to the disease, while others expressed appreciation at the information and pledged their readiness to further spread the message.

• By Ebube Ojukwu

Lions Clubs international, Region 6 Ikorodu, District 404 A3 Nigeria, in partnership with Nonye Ventures on Call Blood Glucose Monitoring System, has created awareness on diabetes and granted free health screening to over 100 residents of Ikorodu community,

This was done to commemorate World Diabetes Day.

The event with the theme: ‘Diabetes and well-being’, featured diabetes awareness campaign walk. which took off from Ikorodu round-about and ended at Ita Elewa Health Centre. Free screening and educational information on the prevention and management of the disease were done.

District Governor for District 404 A3, Dr. Folashade Shotomide, stressed the significance of celebrating World Diabetes Day.

She said diabetes is a silent killer, hence the need to raise awareness and educate the community about it.

She said diabetes and high blood pressure could lead to sudden death, highlighting the need for public awareness.

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“These are diseases that can catch you off guard, but with knowledge, prevention becomes much easier,” she said.

Region 6 Chairperson, Lions International District 404A3, Lion Adefunke Esan, said the initiative aimed to help those in need of treatment and direct emergency cases to hospitals for further management.

She described Lions Club International as the largest service organisation in the world and lamented that millions of people were suffering from diabetes.

“Every November 14th is World Diabetes day. On that day, we all went to different places. People came around and they were tested.

“What brought about the awareness campaign is that Diabetes is a silent killer. So many people have died from it without them knowing. We counseled people that day. We checked some person’s blood pressure and sugar and advised them on how to manage their lives.

“It was not only IkoroduDoyen community that was impacted. It’s Ikorodu as a whole. It’s a great awareness we embarked upon. One of the women that came, we found out her blood sugar was too high and we had to put her on admission and we paid for it because she doesn’t have money. Some of our members donated blood sugar machine to her,” she said.

Esan also advised that people eat healthy, get tested consistently and exercise often.

“We advise people to check their blood pressure and sugar level. We need to eat healthy. Some people don’t know their blood level. Exercise very well. If this thing is not well treated, it could affect the liver. We carried out this awareness programme and check up free of charge for people without charging them,” she added.