Project 'CARES': DHF Storms Oyo Campuses, Reaching over 1 Million in Massive Cancer Fight
A non-governmental organisation, Dove-Haven Foundation (DHF), has directly reached over 2,200 students and members of staff and more than one million people indirectly through a 10-month cancer awareness campaign and screening services across five higher institutions and their environment in Oyo State. Dr Ekundayo Samuel, the Executive Director of DHF, who disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Tuesday in Lokoja, said the outreaches cemented the foundation's place as a leading grassroots cancer NGO. The Isanlu-based NGO, headquartered in Yagba West LGA of Kogi State, said it executed Project CARES (Campus-based Cancer Awareness and Rapid Early Screening) from June 2025 to March 2026, to tackle rising cancer cases among young people. DHF said the demographic is disproportionately hit by lifestyle changes, low cancer awareness, and weak prevention strategies, raising risks of late diagnosis and poor outcomes. ...