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Women in a hospital in Brazzaville, September 28, 2011 (illustrative image).
The International Polyclinic of Brazzaville (Polibra) enters this Sunday, March 20 in the second week of its free screening campaign for cervical and breast cancer. The operation mobilizes people, because this cancer is presented as a scourge and a real public health problem for Congolese women.
Doctor Esaie Okana Nkou arrives at the clinic at 9 a.m. He first puts on his white blouse on which one can read ” do medicine differently “, before moving on to the consultations.
« Good day Mrs. What is your name ? I will explain to you what this screening will consist of. In fact, we have two phases: we will first examine your breasts and if we come across a lesion, we will subject you to imaging, so we will give you an ultrasound. And the second part of this screening will concern the cervix. We will look for precancerous lesions. If they exist, we will cure them explains the doctor to the patient.
After all these explanations, the lady is tracked for half an hour. She explains the following: When he examined me, it’s good! I now have to do the tests he ordered me to confirm what he saw. »
Since the beginning of the operation, Doctor Esaïe Okana Nkou has seen an average of twenty women a day. ” The age group concerned is all women who have already experienced sexual activity. Currently, the incidence of cancer of the cervix challenges us », Worries the oncologist.
According to the Ministry of Health, breast and cervical cancer kills more than 100 women in Congo each year. The Polibra campaign will close on March 31.