The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, foremost industrialist and economist, Chief (Mrs) Nike Akande, Wives of Governors and other dignitaries will champion this year’s Endometriosis Awareness Campaign Gala Night by 19th March in Lagos, and hosted by the Endometriosis Support Group Nigeria (ESGN).
Speaking during a press conference to
announce activities
to mark this year’s Endometriosis Awareness Campaign, the Lead Medical Consultant, ESGN, and the Managing Director, Nordica Fertility Centre, Dr. Abayomi Ajayi, said the aim of the campaign was to draw attention to the ‘invisible disease’ affecting millions of Nigerian women.
to mark this year’s Endometriosis Awareness Campaign, the Lead Medical Consultant, ESGN, and the Managing Director, Nordica Fertility Centre, Dr. Abayomi Ajayi, said the aim of the campaign was to draw attention to the ‘invisible disease’ affecting millions of Nigerian women.
Endometriosis is a medical condition
that occurs when the lining of the uterus, called the endometrium, grows
in other places, such as the fallopian tubes, ovaries or along the
pelvis. And when that lining breaks down, like the regular lining in the
uterus that produces the menstruation, it has nowhere to go.
Dr. Ajayi said the disease was often misunderstood and misdiagnosed, yet it was treatable and preventable, adding that women need not go through the pain and discomfort resulting from the condition.
Dr. Ajayi said the disease was often misunderstood and misdiagnosed, yet it was treatable and preventable, adding that women need not go through the pain and discomfort resulting from the condition.
“While the symptoms may include pain,
irregular bleeding and infertility, it presently has no cure, but can be
well managed,” he added.
He said the aim of this year’s campaign was to bring awareness to the society, especially adolescents.
According to the organisers, the
awareness campaign will start with a walk in Abuja on March 2nd, another
walk in Lagos on March 11, a host of other activities, and then will be
crowned up with the Endo Gala Night March 19th.
Meanwhile, Nordica has announced the
opening of entries for the Nordica Media Merit Awards (NMMA), which will
reward excellence in fertility reportage across electronic, digital and
the print medium in Nigeria.
The awards, which annually celebrates
in-depth and informative report on In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF), hopes
to continue to encourage journalists to make fertility issues, which
affects over 25 per cent of Nigerian couples, a front burner, such that
with more awareness, Nigerians suffering from the condition can seek
help.
The NMMA celebrates the talented work of
journalists that increase public awareness about fertility issue with
exceptional stories
According to Nordica, those eligible to
apply are journalists who have written or aired stories on fertility
between January 2016 and January 31st 2017. Submission of entries
started January 13th and is billed to end February 14th. Entries can be
submitted thorugh the award’s website, www.nmma.com.ng
The winners in the three categories, who
will go home with a cash prize of N250,000 each, will be announced at
the Gala Night to end the endometriosis campaign March 19th.
by Martins Ifijeh| Thisdaylive
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