By Adeyinka Adeniran
Over 100 police officers from the Oyo State Police Command were screened for prostate, cervical, and breast cancers at the weekend.
Additionally, over 150 officers were examined and provided medications for various ailments.
The efforts were carried out during a medical outreach organised for the Police officers by the Association of Radiation and Clinical Oncologists of Nigeria (ARCON).
The outreach was part of ARCON’s 7th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference, themed “Ibadan 2024,” and hosted by the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
Police officers from the Oyo State Police Command, Agodi Area Command, and the Divisional Police Officer participated at the event which held at Testing Ground, Agodi, Ibadan, Oyo State.
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 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 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.
