BY MARILYN KING (232news.com)
The Plan Parenthood Association Sierra Leone (PPASL) has on 30th May 2023 engaged social media influencers and comedians on Cervical Cancer prevention.
This was done through the Cervical Cancer project supported by China Aid through UNFPA.
The engagement was geared towards building the capacity of these influencers in order to cascade Cervical Cancer prevention messages through their various social media handles/ platforms.
These media Influencers represented different communities and key population groups.
Cervical Cancer is the second most common Cancer affecting women generally in Sierra Leone.
The Government Focal Person on Cervical Cancer, Sallay Carew did a presentation on the broad range of issues accounting for the spread of Cervical Cancer including prevention messages.
She explained that every woman who had engaged in sex is prone to be infected by Cervical Cancer.
The signs of Cervical Cancer she went on does not easily manifest and therefore encouraged women and girls to opt for free screening at different health facilities across the country (Lakka PHU, Murray Town PHU, King Herman Road Government Hospital, Ross Road CHC, Jui Chinese Hospital, Regent PHU, Bo Government and Makeni Government Hospital)
Making her statement, Executive Director of PPASL, Dr. Sarian Kamara applauded the Influencers for their strides in promoting positive messages on Cervical Cancer and encouraged them to utilize their various platforms to reach out to the general public. She also encouraged them to join the volunteer wing of the association as the association is a volunteer-based association.
Making her closing, remarks, Mrs Gladys A Goba the focal person for Cervical Cancer at PPASL thanked the influencers for their various efforts in the mobilizing community to visit different health facilities.
She also emphasized that they have critical role to play in disseminating vital information on Cervical Cancer.
