The focus of the Exquisite Magazine Annual Cervical Cancer Prevention Week is on all things to do with cervical cancer including information about symptoms and causes of the disease,
ways to prevent it and support us.
Every hour in Nigeria, women are dying with cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is largely preventable thanks to cervical screening and the HPV vaccination programme. However people are still not going in for their yearly screenings. Early detection is also key in increasing survival rates and so educating everyone on the disease, its symptoms and ways to prevent it is key. Exquisite magazine Cervical Cancer Prevention Week provides us with an opportunity to do just that and this week falls within the global cervical cancer awareness month, the month of January and February 4th, World Cancer Day.
Cervical cancer screening can help detect abnormal cells before they turn into cancer. Most deaths can be prevented by regular screening tests and follow up care. The Exquisite magazine annual cervical cancer prevention week can help by using this opportunity to spread the word about the important steps that women need to take to stay healthy, by encouraging Women to get screened regularly
Tell parents about how important it is for pre-teens to get hpv (human papiloma virus) vaccine, both girls and boys.
There are lots of ways you can get involved during the week, we would like you to; take part in our #getscreened selfie campaign that we’re launching that week. This will be a poster with your picture and your short quote encouraging girls and women to get screened, go for regular screening and also take the vaccines.
Takeda part in our #Smearit selfie campaign, where you would smear your lipstick on your face to depict the smear test that is one of the methods of screening. This is to also encourage women to go and get screened.
We would provide guidance should you require this for your quote and smearit selfie You could also be a part of the following;
displaying our fliers in hospitals, libraries, salons, spas, church and more put the web badge on your website
Donate to support our cervical cancer awareness programmes which include free screening and treatment for early stages of pre cancer cells, vaccination for children in public schools.
Join our EMAC walk share our posts, tweets, videos and images on your social media pages. Host a local event to raise awareness about cervical health which we will be a part of.
Join our fundraising brunch on the 28th of January.
Come and shop at a discount to raise funds at our EMAC pop up store on the 29th of January. We can provide posters and a range of materials to help support your activities.
For more information and to join us for the free screening session from the 30th of January and 4h of February, Call 08098886184, 07038001097 or email us at info@exquisitemag.com
