Breast Cancer Awareness: Polaris Bank Provides Free Screening for 250 Nigerian Women | ClipTV Online

Celebrating 2024 Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Polaris Bank, the digital retail commercial bank in Nigeria has unveiled support for free screening. The screening which is to cover 250 free breast cancer screening among Nigerian women. 

Besides, this is an indication that the Bank supports women’s health. Especially, in relation to the longstanding advocacy and prevention of breast cancer in particular.

COPE Partnership

The fight against breast cancer in Nigeria for the past one and half decade has been led by Polaris Bank with the support from Care Organisation Public Enlightenment (C.O.P.E.). This they have been able to achieve a nationwide success, in which they have screened more than 20,000 women.

This year’s sponsorship further the Bank’s vision in increasing the uptake of early diagnosis. It is particular among female patients who lack adequate health facilities for proper diagnosis. Noting that diagnosis and treatment are essential for survival.

Alignment with UN/WHO

These matters make sense with Polaris Bank’s activities towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 3 (UN SDG 3). The UN SDG 3 focus on the proper identification and stemming of diseases as well as overall decrease in unexpected deaths.

The WHO has indicated that screening improves the chances of the outcome and minimizes expenses of treatment. By implementing this step, the Bank is in a proper way contributing to the enhanced overall health and, in particular, reduction of avoidable death from breast cancer in Nigeria.

Polaris Breast Cancer Awareness Efforts

In addition to immobilizations, Polaris Bank has been active in promoting the brewers of breast cancer through information provision, lobbying, and sensibilisation during organised mammography examinations and explaining self-examinationsand resulting in earlymedical check-ups.

It has also been funding the treatment of over thirty persons who have been diagnosed with cancer but cannot afford treatment standards have also been donated including screening machines awareness rallies have also been launched also to draw public attention to the breast cancer menace.

Conclusion

In its operations, Polaris Bank remains an example of a Company that never disregards its social impact responsibility hence the incorporation of social impact into its operations.

The interested women can attend the free breast cancer screening scheduled for the third and fourth Saturdays in October at the C.O.P.E. Center, 39B, Adeniyi Jones Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos or reach @polarisbankltd on the various social media platforms for registration.