Pix 2: L-R: Focal Person, United Against Cancer, Nigeria Cancer Society (NCS), Dr Ukoma Chikadibia; Managing Director, United Nigeria Airlines, Mazi Osita Okonkwo; President of NCS, Prof. Abidemi Omonisi and Secretary General, NCS, Dr Tessy Ahmadu at the Signing Ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding by United Nigeria Airlines and the Nigerian Cancer Society to Raise Funds for Cancer Patients on Wednesday in Lagos

In furtherance of its corporate social responsibility,United Nigeria Airlines is throwing its weight behind   the Nigeria Cancer Society to curb the spread treatment  of the disease in Nigeria.

Managing Director of the Airlines,Mazi Osita Okonkwo stated this in Lagos at signing of the Memoradum of Understanding with the NCS that as a company,individual,staff members,all of us have stories to tell about cancer.

“ Whether  direct or indirect we’ve seen.heard in the news  people who have been affected by this deadly disease, and it’s based on that that United Nigeria has decided to work with the Nigerian Cancer Society in a special way to mount a united campaign against cancer in Nigeria”

We have a unique, innovative way of raising funds from the teeming number of Nigerians and non-Nigerians that fly with United Nigeria every day to our different destinations. We have looked at the programs and activities of the society.

“And we are very happy with them. And we believe that they need to be supported not only by United Nigeria through its foundation, but also through the passengers and flyers and book tickets on our platform. And this is a very simple but unique, innovative way. You book a ticket, you have the option to make a voluntary contribution on our platform. . You can do as little as 1,000, you can do as much as you want, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000,

100,000, and so on and so forth. That is the first stage of the campaign. All the monies raised, all the donations raised, will go directly to the society, to an account designated by the society.

President of the Nigerian Cancer Society(NCS)Profesor Abidemi Omonisi noted that ideally,people should not die of cancer if discovered very early.

“In Nigeria, you know, despite the fact that we have infrastructural gap in many of the cancer centres in the country, early cancer can still be effectively treated and people can live from disease. That is why we think that screening is very important.”