About Calabar Go Pink Day 23
The theme for the 2023 October cancer outreach is “RESET CANCER: FROM SCREENING TO SURVIVORSHIP.”
For the sixth October in a row, Pink Africa Foundation is fighting cancer to a standstill. The Calabar Go Pink Day 23 (CGPD23) project marks a significant upgrade by Pink Africa Foundation from annual breast cancer mass screening to embracing a "Life-Course Approach" with the aim of taking proactive measures to tackle the cancer menace at its roots across all stages of life.
For the first time, CGPD will include free HPV vaccination against cervical cancer for girls 9-14 years. This year’s outreach is programmed to #ResetCancer from all sides – primary prevention (HPV vaccination), secondary prevention (screening and treatment of pre-cancerous cervical lesions), tertiary prevention (survivorship care), and provision of subsidies for treatment (surgery).
It is a call to action by EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE, AT EVERY AGE, AT EVERY STAGE.
Event Flyers and 30 Days of Pink Facts
To improve the city's health-seeking behaviours by providing free screening for breast, cervical and prostate cancers.
For the first time, the CGPD23 will include free HPV vaccination against cervical cancer for girls age 9-14, as well as treatment of detected pre-cancerous cervical lesions using a thermocoagulator.
Activities
- 5000-man 5-km breast cancer awareness "Pink" road rally from Millennium Park to Calabar Municipality grounds, Calabar.
- Free medical screening for breast, cervical and prostate cancers.
- Free HPV vaccination and treatment of pre-cancerous cervical lesions for girls and women.
Associated Global Goals
- Sustainable Development Goals 1, 3, 5 and 10
- United Nations Secretary-General’s Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016–2030)
- World Health Organization (WHO) Global Breast Cancer Initiative (GBCI)
- WHO’s 90-70-90 target by Year 2030
- Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) “Close the Care Gap”