AIICO Sponsors Cancer Treatment for 30, 100 for Mammogram test

By Favour Nnabugwu
 

AIICO Insurance Plc, a mind-blowing insurance company is sponsoring the chemotherapy treatment of 30 women diagnosed with triple negative cancer, in support of the 2022 World Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

October is globally marked as the Breast Cancer Awareness Month to draw attention to the scourge and take proactive steps to control and prevent it.

Additionally, the company is sponsoring mammogram testing for 100 of its people; female staff, female agents and wives of employees.

In a statement released by the company, AIICO is sponsoring the chemotherapy treatment of the 30 women who are members of the public and who had reached out for support from its NGO partner – Cancer Aware Nigeria, a Nigerian-based cancer intervention charity.

Commenting on the company’s breast cancer action advocacy plan and its initiatives, the Managing Director/CEO of AIICO Insurance Plc, Mr. Babatunde Fajemirokun. said “It was predicated on the need to prioritize the health and well-being of all people, especially the company’s internal stakeholders.

“This speaks to our sustainability efforts in alignment with Goal 3 of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals which address healthy living and promoting well-being.”

Fajemirokun stated, “A healthy work force is a harbinger of productivity and efficiency. People are at their best when they are healthy and happy. We shall continue to prioritize their well-being at all times.

In other to ensure wider reach and coverage of its healthy breast advocacy, AIICO further explained that it entered into a partnership with Cancer Aware Nigeria on their public enlightenment programme which was held virtually, with seasoned professionals speaking to the public.

Besides these speakers, the programme also featured a breast cancer survivor, Zainab Okafor, who narrated how she overcame breast cancer. She attributed her recovery to early detection and the intervention of Cancer Care which took up her treatment and rehabilitation.

Lending her voice to the partnership with Cancer Aware, the Head, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability at AIICO, Mrs. Abimbola Shobanjo, said the company seeks and works with trusted partners who are experts in their field of endeavour, passionate about their cause and have consistently delivered on their mandate.

“Cancer Aware Nigeria, has proven to be one of such organizations with proven track records. We will continue to work with them to impact society.”, Shobanjo said.

AIICO has been observing the Breast cancer awareness month for years and has facilitated initiatives to screen staff of breast cancer, provide healthy breast education and assisted in taming the scourge of breast cancer nationally.

AIICO Insurance is a leading composite insurer in Nigeria with a record of serving our customers that dates back over 50 years. Founded in 1963, AIICO provides life and health insurance, general insurance and investment management services to create and protect wealth for individuals, families and corporate customers.

STI at Gala Night of the 7th Triennial Delegate Conference

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L- Segun Bankole, DGM, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations, Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, Prince (Dr) Anthony Omojola, National Coordinator, Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria, (ISAN), and Oby Chika-Ijegbulem, MD, Greenwich Registrars & Data Solutions at the Gala Night of the 7th Triennial Delegate Conference of Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria, (ISAN) held at Lagos Airport Hotel, Lagos.