By ALEX NJOVUTHE Kitwe District Health Management Team (KDHMT) is happy with the increase in the number of women seeking cervical cancer screening services at Ndeke clinic.
Kitwe district medical officer Chikafuna Banda said in an interview in Kitwe yesterday that Government plans to open another cancer screening centre in the district because of the good response from women.
“We are happy with the response we are receiving from women, some come for cervical cancer screening from outside Kitwe, which is a good thing,” Dr Banda said.
He said Ndeke clinic often has long queues of women seeking cancer screening services.
“We are able to treat minor cases while complex ones are referred to big hospitals but what is encouraging is the zeal shown by the community.
“We are not yet there but we can see that most of our women want to find out whether they have cervical cancer or not, we have long queues on a daily basis and this is why we want to open another centre,” Dr Banda said.
He commended Government for embarking on a cervical cancer sensitisation programme.
“The fact that we are able to screen women from outside Kitwe means people are willing to have themselves checked. We thank Government and its partners for providing vital information about cervical cancer,” Dr Banda said.
And a check at Ndeke clinic yesterday found a long queue of women seeking cervical cancer screening services.
One of the women, Catherine Kamuti, said she had travelled from Chingola to be screened.
“I was ready to travel to Lusaka if need be just to be screened for cervical cancer. I have five children and it is important for me to know whether I have cervical cancer or not.
There is so much information about cancer now and no-one needs to die from it when they can get help,” Mrs Kamuti said.
She encouraged women to go for regular checks for cervical cancer.
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