STL, COPE to Provide Complimentary Breast Cancer Screening

Nume Ekeghe

STL Trustees and STL Asset Management have partnered with Care Organisation Public Enlightenment (COPE) to offer free breast cancer ultrasound screening to over 100 women as part of the firm’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts.

Speaking at the screening exercise over the weekend, the Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer STL Trustees Funmi Ekundayo said: “We have come together in partnership with COPE, a remarkable NGO in Nigeria, and with the support of STL Trustees and STL Asset Management to provide free breast cancer screening exclusively for women. This initiative represents the essence of compassion and care.

“We believe in the power of early detection. By offering free breast cancer screening for women, we aim to empower them to take charge of their health and well-being. This event is a testament to our commitment to the welfare of women and our dedication to making a difference.”

She noted that COPE, with its tireless efforts in raising awareness and providing support, is the ideal partner and urged more awareness, in encouraging our women to know their health standing and continually go for health screening.

On her part, the Chief Executive Officer COPE, Ebunola Anozie noted that the partnership is a laudable act by STL Trustees and STL Asset Management and that her organization has been offering these free services for 28 years.

She said: “A lot of women here I’ll tell you have no clue what is in their breast so this is an opportunity for them to have themselves screened and see what is happening inside their body, especially their breasts. So, if there is anything we’ll catch it early with the machine and the expertise of the radiographers.

“We also give out a lot of information that will help them health-wise, especially knowing that early detection of breast cancer is very important, and educate them on how to do monthly self-examination.”