In commemoration of World Cancer Day, slated for February 4, 2026, Polaris Bank has reaffirmed its dedication to neighborhood well being and social impression with the launch of a nationwide free breast most cancers screening initiative in partnership with its NGO companion, Care Organization and Public Enlightenment (C.O.P.E).
The initiative is designed to advertise consciousness, screening, early detection, and preventive care, reinforcing the Bank’s perception that entry to well being companies is a vital basis for particular person and {economic} wellbeing.
As a part of this yr’s World Cancer Day actions, Polaris Bank will present free and complete breast most cancers screening for 100 ladies throughout Nigeria, whereas additionally supporting an on-going free prostate most cancers screening programme for 250 individuals throughout Nigeria it earlier sponsored for males aged 40 years and above.
The prostate most cancers screening is being performed on the Men’s Clinic, located at 18, Commercial Avenue, Sabo, Yaba, Lagos, offering accessible, skilled medical assist for male individuals looking for early detection and preventive look after prostrate.
Both initiatives (free breast and prostate most cancers screenings) instantly aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, notably SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) by means of improved entry to preventive healthcare and early detection companies, SDG 5 (Gender Equality) by prioritizing ladies’s well being and empowerment, and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals) by means of strategic collaboration with civil society organizations corresponding to C.O.P.E to ship community-centered impression.
Educational supplies, neighborhood engagement periods, and digital consciousness campaigns will probably be deployed to bolster key messages round early detection, way of life selections, and the significance of standard medical check-ups.
Speaking on the initiative, Rasheed Bolarinwa, Group Head, Brand Management & Corporate Communications, Polaris Bank, emphasised that early detection stays some of the efficient instruments within the battle in opposition to most cancers.
By eradicating {financial} boundaries and bringing screening companies nearer to communities, the Bank goals to empower people with the data and assets they should search well timed medical intervention.
The flagship breast most cancers screening occasion will happen on Saturday, February 21, 2026, on the C.O.P.E Centre, 39B Adeniyi Jones Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos, from 10:00am to 2:00pm.
The train will probably be performed by educated well being professionals and volunteers, guaranteeing individuals obtain each screening companies and academic steering on most cancers prevention, self-examination, and follow-up care.
Participation within the free breast most cancers screening programme is topic to the next necessities: candidates should be ladies, candidates should be Polaris Bank account holders, and pre-registration is required, with choice primarily based on early and confirmed submissions.
Eligible individuals are inspired to register by way of the official hyperlink: bit.ly/BCS2026.
While the breast most cancers screening is focused at ladies, Polaris Bank encourages males to actively assist the well being of their households by urging their wives, daughters, and feminine family to register and take part.
In parallel, males are additionally invited to reap the benefits of the on-going free prostate most cancers screening programme for males aged 40 years and above on the Men’s Clinic, Sabo, Yaba.
