Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu: This year marks 10 years of the Walk Away Cancer campaign by Medicaid Cancer Foundation
Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu shared following post on Linkedin:
”This year marks 10 years of the Walk Away Cancer campaign by Medicaid Cancer Foundation. I am extremely proud and grateful for the impact.
Over the past decade, walk away cancer has grown into something deeply personal for many of us—a 5km journey filled with hope, love, and determination to make a difference in the lives of cancer patients.
It’s more than just a walk. It’s a moment to reflect, and remember someone dear who lost, or is still battling cancer. It’s a means to raise awareness about cancer and to come together as a community. For some, it is the only exercise they do all year long. It’s also about spending time with family and friends, enjoying the energy, the food, and the entertainment, all whilst doing something that truly matters.
On a personal note, it is the weekend when there is no space to step foot in my house because all our relatives from Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Yobe, Kaduna, and Lagos hit town (‘walk away’). We all love it so much and I thank God for the ability to use my work to bind the family.
I am pleased that more people can see the need for awareness campaigns. Increasing awareness is the lowest-hanging fruit for us in Africa. We have to dispel the fear, stigma, and wrong health-seeking behaviors amongst our people.
The lesson here is resilience.
I developed the same resilience we urge cancer patients to have. If you know you have a mission, and a purpose and genuinely want to help humanity, ignore the nay-sayers and FOCUS. It will be alright.
Whether you’re walking for someone you love, or simply to support the cause, your presence on Saturday 2nd November will mean the world. Let’s walk together, raise funds, and spread the message of hope and healing.
PS
We have bags of 50kg Red Bull Rice donated by WACOT LIMITED to give away to awardees of various categories! —our GenZ walkers, aunties that walk and dance and have to take alabukun extra that day. I shall not mention any names…for now.”
Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu is a global cancer advocate, a pediatrician, UICC President-Elect of 2024-2026, a UICC Board Member, a Founder of the Medicaid Cancer Foundation, and the Chairperson of First Ladies Against Cancer (FLAC). Dr. Bagudu is working with the state ministries of health, education, and women’s affairs to implement programs to sustainably improve menstrual hygiene, girl-child education, economic empowerment of women, and put an end to gender-based violence. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu is a member of the Editorial Board of OncoDaily.
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