UNVEILLING OF ISAAC FOLORUNSO ADEWOLE

FOUNDATION (IFAF)

Professor Oladapo A. Ladipo, OON

COMPLIMENTS

The Organisers

The Celebrant Isaac Folorunso Adewole, FAS

Why is this Foundation imperative? In Nigeria, we have made modest

improvement in improvement of the health of our women but access has not been universal.

Majority of women suffer untold hardships as well as myriads of health and social challenges, which either cause ill health or premature death.

Our reproductive health indicators, which are poor, remain a significant indicator of our state of national development.

1. Ferlay J, et al. GLOBOCAN 2008, Cancer Incidence and Mortality Worldwide. IARC CancerBase No.10; Lyon, France, 2010; 2. Kitchener HC, et al. Vaccine 2006; 24(Suppl 3):S63–S70.

Global mortality per annum of Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer mortality rates worldwide

• Worldwide, every 2 minutes a woman dies of cervical cancer1

• The highest burden of disease (up to 80%) occurs in less developed regions2 where there is a lack of effective screening programmes

• This demonstrates a clear medical need for new cervical cancer interventions

Europe> 54,000 new

cases> 25,000 deaths

Northern America

> 12,000 new cases

> 4,000 deaths

Latin America> 67,000 new

cases> 31,000 deaths

Africa> 80,000 new

cases> 53,000 deaths

Asia> 312,000 new

cases> 159,000

deaths

Cervical Cancer needs Attention! Cervical cancer is the second commonest

cause of cancer deaths in among Nigeria women.

About 70% of the 14,000 women who develop cervical cancer every year die from the disease.

These unacceptable fatalities are due to Ignorance about the cause, Poor health seeking behaviour Lack of access to and use of effective preventive

services Weak treatment facilities and poverty.

Burd EM. Clin Microbiol Rev 2003; 16:1–17; Solomon D, et al. JAMA 2002; 287:2114–2119.

Low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (ASCUS/LSIL)

High-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL)

Invasivecarcinoma

Time YearsMonths

Normal epithelium

HPV infectionkoilocytosis

CIN1 CIN2 CIN3

Regression

* With increasing probability of viral DNA integration.CIN = cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; ASCUS = atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance.

Progression*

Progression of cervical disease

7

Continuum of Care for Cervical Continuum of Care for Cervical Cancer ControlCancer Control

15 years 30 years 45 years

Vaccination Screening and treatment

Cancer treatment

Source: WHO 2006

IFAF is non-profit philanthropic organisation

The need to improve on the health of our women that is often neglected remains the driver of the passion of Isaac Folorunsho Adewole who decided to establish a non-profit philanthropic initiative, Isaac Folorunsho Adewole Foundation (IFAF).

The IFAF Concept

The Isaac Folorunsho Adewole Foundation (IFAF) was conceived to offer high quality humane and selfless services in area of Advocacy Development of accessible cervical cancer

prevention programmes Capacity building for young and committed

medical faculty/other allied professionals Networking and linkages as well as partnering

with other interest groups to promote health of women at national and international level.

IFAF aims to translates despair to hope!

Strategic intervention of IFAF to prevent CC

Behavioural Change Communication Operational Research to generate better policy Community based prevention programmes –

(Human papilloma virus vaccine demonstration project; Community Screening Model, and Treatment of pre-cancer stages)

Linkage, treatment and control of invasive cervical cancer cases

Technical support on Cervical Cancer Policy formulation Capacity building for frontline workers Resource mobilization and networking Programme monitoring and evaluation

Membership of Trustees

1. Prof O.A. Ladipo OON - Chairman2. Prof I.F. Adewole FAS3. Justice Pat Mahmoud 4. Mrs Ngozi Iwere5. Dr Adeola Adewole6. Dr Adebayo Jimoh7. Prof Funmi Togonu-Bickersteth8. Director- Dr Adeola Adewole

How can IFAF be reached and supported?

Web address

www.ifaf.org.ng

The Unveiling Moment To the Glory of Almighty, It is my pleasure

to unveil the Isaac Adewole Folorunso Foundation focusing on Women Health with specific attention on Cervical Cancer Prevention and management programmes

It is my hope and fervent prayers that IFAF shall prosper in her dealings with humanity.

Let us all support this initiative with our resources!

Thank you for Listening