Breast cancer awareness month; How to do a breast self-examination.

October is breast cancer awareness month. Every year the month of October is dedicated to creating awareness about breast cancer. Breast cancer awareness month is an opportunity to increase awareness about the most common type of cancer affecting women. WHY BREAST CANCER AWARENESS? Breast cancer is responsible for at least 500,000 deaths among women worldwide. Read more about Breast cancer awareness month; How to do a breast self-examination.[…]

Invitation to support the 2022 Global Cervical Cancer Month Activities

January 2022 is only a few weeks ahead, the month declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as Cervical Cancer (CC) month. A concert of initiatives would be launched across the global community to raise awareness for cancer. The George Kerry Life Foundation (GKLF), a not-for-profit based in Nigeria with a global reach across 200 Read more about Invitation to support the 2022 Global Cervical Cancer Month Activities[…]

GEORGE KERRY LIFE FOUNDATION AND PARTNERS TAKES CANCER SCREENING TO TAKWA BAY ISLAND, SCREENS 100 WOMEN.

Lagos – To mark World Cancer Day, George Kerry Life Foundation collaborated with Ovie Brume Foundation to provide free cancer screening to women in Takwa Bay Island of Lagos State. Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world today and women are known to suffer most from this disease. Studies show Read more about GEORGE KERRY LIFE FOUNDATION AND PARTNERS TAKES CANCER SCREENING TO TAKWA BAY ISLAND, SCREENS 100 WOMEN.[…]

2018 VOLUNTEER SAFE TRAINING

VOLUNTEER SAFE is an ethics and accountability training program for volunteers working in the humanitarian sector.  The program held over a couple of  weeks from February  – May  2018, this program targeted 1000 volunteers to receive cutting edge information on ethical behavior,  rights and obligations, staying safe on the field, delivering the best care to Read more about 2018 VOLUNTEER SAFE TRAINING[…]

2017 OCTOBER BREAST CANCER MONTH

October 2017, GKLF teamed up with Coca Cola and the US Consulate medical team to commemorate the October breast cancer month. We screened hundreds of women free of charge at Lagasa-Ibeju Lekki. This project held by 10am at Lagasa Community Health center, Lagasa road, Ibeju Lekki, Saturday 21st October 2017, free Breast screening, cervical cancer Read more about 2017 OCTOBER BREAST CANCER MONTH[…]

DR MATILDA KERRY-OSAZUWA FOUNDER OF THE GKLF NOMINATED FOR THE 2017 JCI TEN OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERSONS

Dr Matilda Kerry-Osazuwa founder of the George Kerry Life Foundation (GKLF) was nominated for the JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Nigeria Programme (JCI TOYP). She founded GKLF in 2007 to reduce the burden of breast and cervical cancer disease and death among Nigerian women, since then GKLF has reached over 10,000 people and 100,000 Read more about DR MATILDA KERRY-OSAZUWA FOUNDER OF THE GKLF NOMINATED FOR THE 2017 JCI TEN OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERSONS[…]

CHOICE PROGRAMME

CHOICE stands for Changing Her Opportunities, Improving complete existence.  It is a behavioral change communication program initiated by the George Kerry Life Foundation collaboratively with Ms Kesi Howard, outreach coordinator of Magee Women’s Hospital of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The program is supported by IREX, The US consulate, The Mandela Washington Fellowship (MWF) and the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). Read more about CHOICE PROGRAMME[…]

2017 CERVICAL CANCER MONTH, WORLD CANCER WEEK

The 2017 Cervical Cancer Month and World Cancer Week Was marked at Agege Local Government Area (District), Hundreds of local women were educated and screened against breast cancer and cervical cancer, the men came out to support too. The program was sponsored by Exquisite magazine, ELOY Awards, Oceanic Health, Bridgeway Microfinance Bank and ELLE.

2016 BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

The George Kerry Life Foundation teamed up with Bridge way Microfinance bank and Elle to screen women against Breast cancer. Women were urged to come and get their breasts checked for free and get free minor endemic diseases consultation.  The programme held on Saturday 29th October 2016 at Bridge way Microfinance bank, 49A Lafiaji way, Dolphin estate, Read more about 2016 BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH[…]