As part of the October activities dedicated to the fight against cancer, the multisport association Lion d’or organized a walk and a run on October 26 in Brazzaville to raise public awareness about the causes and consequences of cervical and breast cancer. Hundreds of people participated in these activities, which aimed to mobilize society and sound the alarm.
The Lion d’or association did not remain on the sidelines of the fight against cancer. Leveraging its objectives, it mobilized over two hundred people (men and women) for two days for a common cause: to raise citizen awareness in order to reduce cancer cases.
The walkers and runners covered five kilometers for the first category and an additional 10 kilometers for the second. All participants started from the pedestrian path of the Saphir hotel, proceeding to the De Gaulle house roundabout on the corniche, passing by Mami Wata for the walkers. The runners, on their part, continued to the Bolingo restaurant roundabout, also on the corniche, before returning to the starting point.
A visually impaired participant in the walk praised the organizers’ dynamism. He called on all women, especially those living with disabilities, to regularly perform self-examinations and to go to the hospital as early as possible.
An interactive seminar to ensure information is passed on
The day before the walk, on October 25, dozens of women and civil society actors participated in a seminar to raise awareness about this scourge. Organized by the Lion d’or multisport association, this seminar, named “Woman talk” or “Massolo ta bassi” in Lingala, enlightened participants about the different types of cancer.
The goal of this exchange was to make women aware of the dangers of various cancers, the importance of getting screened in time, and to invite the audience to pass the message on to those around them.
The various speakers, who for the occasion were doctors, each explained the causes, signs, preventive methods, treatments, and behaviors to adopt. They stated there are several risk factors that encourage the development of cancer, including lifestyle, nutrition, sexual life, and hereditary aspects.
Participants in this conference, who came from Congo, Gabon, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, not only praised the quality of the discussions but also promised to raise awareness among their own communities.
The association called on citizens to unite in the fight against cancer and commended the efforts of women who battle this scourge daily. It was reminded that the fight must be permanent, as after Pink October, Blue November and Red December are coming. A portion of the funds will be donated to women’s associations.