Global Oncology (GO) has appointed Abimbola Ogunbanjo, President of the National Council of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as one of its three global ambassadors for its Cervical Cancer-free Nigeria (CCFN) campaign. The CCFN campaign seeks to eradicate virus-driven diseases such as cervical cancer by educating Nigerians about vaccine safety and efficacy.
GO is a US-based nonprofit organization seeking to bring the best in cancer care and education to underserved communities worldwide. The organisation has appointed Ogunbanjo as an Ambassador to raise awareness, leveraging exciting learning tools, such as a vaccine-focused comic book developed by Global Oncology, to expand on successful pilot outreach activities that have already reached thousands of Nigerian school children.
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Speaking on the appointment, Ogunbanjo stated, “I am proud to partner with Global Oncology in advancing the CCFN campaign. We have the potential and the moral imperative to eradicate cervical cancer in Nigeria. I believe we can achieve this ambitious goal by working together to raise awareness.”
This campaign is particularly timely considering that Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in Nigeria with as many as three Nigerian women dying of the disease every day.
