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To improve cancer outcomes by advancing prevention and early detection, strengthening pathways to care, generating and applying evidence, and building partnerships that enable healthier communities and stronger health systems.

01/09/2026

This September, we go gold. 💛

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month - a time to stand with children affected by cancer, their families, survivors, healthcare professionals, researchers and everyone working towards a future where more children can survive and thrive.

At CPCI, however, we want this month to take us beyond awareness alone. Because the childhood cancer journey does not begin when a diagnosis is finally made.

It may begin with a change noticed at home. A persistent symptom. A first visit to a health facility. A health worker deciding what happens next. A referral made, or delayed. A family trying to navigate an unfamiliar health system.

And even after diagnosis, another journey begins: accessing appropriate treatment, remaining in care, supporting the child and family, generating the data we need, advancing research and building systems capable of giving every child the best possible chance.

So throughout September, we will be asking a deeper question:

What would it take to give every child with cancer a better chance?
Through our Joseph Hope Project, CPCI's childhood cancer flagship, we will explore that question across the month - from understanding childhood cancer and recognising possible warning signs to referral, family support, patient navigation, research, data, partnerships and stronger health systems.

We will talk about the challenges.
But we will also talk about what can be done differently. Because childhood cancer awareness should not leave us only with statistics about what is going wrong.

It should move us towards earlier action, better pathways, stronger systems and hope grounded in possibility.

This September, we go gold.

For the children.
For the families.
For better systems.
For a future in which where a child is born does not determine the chance they have against cancer.

Every Child Deserves a Better Chance. 💛

Welcome to 2026.

28/08/2026

CPCI Prevention Insight #3

Early detection does not begin with a diagnosis. It begins much earlier - with what people know, what they notice, where they first seek help, and what happens when they enter the health system.

Recognising an unusual or persistent change matters. Seeking appropriate medical attention matters. But so does what happens next: access to evaluation, appropriate referral, timely diagnostics and a functioning pathway to care.

That is why, at CPCI, we think about early detection as more than awareness. We are interested in the connections between communities, frontline healthcare, referral pathways, appropriate diagnosis and specialist services, because knowledge is most powerful when there is a clear pathway for acting on it.

As we continue to grow our work, our commitment remains clear:

Move prevention closer to communities.
Strengthen early action.
Build better connections to care.
Because earlier action can create better possibilities.

21/08/2026

Community-level cancer prevention becomes more meaningful when it is connected to evidence, clinical pathways and stronger health systems.

The recently concluded Africa HepatoPancreatoBiliary Cancer Consortium (AHPBCC) Conference in Abuja, Nigeria provided an important opportunity to bring some of these questions into a wider scientific conversation.

Collaborative work across the Slum and Rural Health Initiative Network - SRHIN, Cancer Prevention and Care Initiative - CPCI and MED-Aware titled “Strengthening Hepatitis B-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Prevention Through Community-Led Implementation in Northern Nigeria,” was presented at the conference and recognized with the Third Best Abstract Award.

We are grateful for the recognition and, equally, for the conversations the work generated.

Hepatitis B remains an important driver of hepatocellular carcinoma, and our collective experience continues to reinforce that awareness and screening cannot be endpoints in themselves.

Prevention must connect with vaccination. Screening must connect with appropriate evaluation. Referral must translate into linkage to care and follow-up. And community-level implementation should increasingly generate the data needed to understand where gaps remain, what works, and how effective approaches can be strengthened and scaled.

The conference provided an opportunity to discuss these realities with researchers, clinicians and cancer-control stakeholders working across viral hepatitis, liver cancer, implementation, clinical care and health systems.

We were also pleased to engage Dr. Uchechukwu Emmanuel Nwokwu Chair of Nigeria's National Cancer Control Plan at the poster and exchange perspectives on the work within the broader cancer-control landscape in Nigeria.

Several conversations from Abuja have reinforced the importance of the next phase: stronger data, better referral and linkage-to-care pathways, meaningful clinical and research partnerships, and rigorous evaluation of community-based approaches.

For CPCI, these are important considerations as we continue contributing to cancer prevention and early-detection efforts in northern Nigeria while working collaboratively within the wider ecosystem.

We are grateful to SRHIN and MedAware for the shared work behind this research, to the communities and partners who contributed to its implementation, and to AHPBCC for providing a platform for scientific exchange and recognition.

The award recognizes progress already made. The greater responsibility is to build from it.

12/08/2026

Young people may grow up in different communities, face different realities, and encounter very different opportunities.

But many of their aspirations are shared: to live healthy lives, fulfil their potential, contribute meaningfully, and build a better future.

This International Youth Day, under the theme “Different Contexts, Common Aspirations,” we are reminded that health is fundamental to those aspirations.

At CPCI, our work with young people goes beyond providing health information. We believe they can become informed participants in prevention, making healthier choices, challenging misinformation, recognising when something may be wrong, influencing their families and communities, and helping shape a generation that acts earlier for health.

Through initiatives such as ACPIN, we are taking cancer prevention and early-action conversations into schools and communities while listening to the realities young people themselves experience.

Because stronger health systems are not built only inside hospitals.

They are also built in the knowledge people carry, the decisions they make, and the communities they help shape.

Different contexts. Common aspirations. A shared responsibility to build healthier futures.

Happy International Youth Day.

07/08/2026

CPCI Prevention Insight #2

Many lives are not lost because treatment is unavailable, they are lost because diagnosis comes too late.

One of the greatest challenges in cancer care, particularly in low-resource settings, is delayed recognition of symptoms. What may seem like a persistent fever, an unusual swelling, unexplained weight loss, or prolonged fatigue can sometimes be a sign that deserves prompt medical attention.

Early recognition does not mean assuming every symptom is cancer. It means paying attention, seeking appropriate medical evaluation, and acting without unnecessary delay.

At CPCI, we believe that empowering parents, teachers, healthcare workers, and communities with the knowledge to recognize warning signs is an essential step toward improving health outcomes.

Every informed decision. Every timely referral. Every earlier diagnosis. These are the moments that can change lives.
Because healthier futures are built through prevention.

05/08/2026

One of the greatest misconceptions about healthcare is that it begins in the hospital. In reality, healthier outcomes often begin much earlier.

They begin when parents recognize warning signs early. They begin when teachers understand that persistent symptoms should not be ignored. They begin when communities are equipped with the knowledge to make informed health decisions. They begin when prevention becomes part of everyday life.

At the Cancer Prevention and Care Initiative (CPCI), this is the philosophy that guides our work. That is why we take this important message into schools, engage communities, build partnerships, and promote early detection.

Because prevention is not merely about avoiding disease, it is about creating the conditions that allow people to live healthier lives.

Every informed conversation has the potential to change an outcome.
Every community reached is an investment in a healthier future.
Because prevention begins before the hospital.

01/08/2026

Welcome to August.

Every new month presents another opportunity to create meaningful impact.

At CPCI, we remain committed to advancing cancer prevention, promoting early detection, strengthening systems, and working alongside communities to build healthier futures.

To our volunteers, partners, supporters, and every member of our growing community, thank you for believing in this mission.

Here's to another month of learning, serving, collaborating, and creating lasting impact.

Welcome to August.

The mission continues.

31/07/2026

As July comes to a close, we reflect with gratitude.

This month reminded us that building healthier communities is not defined by a single event or campaign. It is built through consistent effort, meaningful partnerships, committed volunteers, and the collective belief that prevention can change lives.

While some of our work happened behind the scenes, our commitment never changed. We continued strengthening our foundation, growing our volunteer network, building partnerships, and preparing for the work ahead.

Every conversation matters. Every volunteer matters. Every community matters.

We are grateful to everyone who continues to support our mission - our volunteers, partners, followers, and the communities that welcome us.

Thank you for being part of this journey. August brings new opportunities, and we look forward to continuing to build healthier futures through prevention.

The mission continues.

30/07/2026

Prevention is often misunderstood as simply creating awareness. But prevention goes much further.

It is about equipping people with the knowledge to make informed health decisions.

It is about encouraging healthier lifestyles, promoting vaccination, supporting early detection, and ensuring that individuals and communities know when and where to seek care.

At CPCI, we believe that meaningful change happens before illness begins. Every conversation, every school visited, every community engaged, and every partnership built is an investment in healthier futures.

That is why our work extends beyond campaigns and awareness days. We are committed to building a culture of prevention - one that empowers people with knowledge, encourages early action, and strengthens communities.

Because healthier futures begin with prevention.

28/07/2026

Protect your liver. Prevent Hepatitis. Save lives. 💙

Today, on World Hepatitis Day, we are reminded that preventing viral hepatitis is also a powerful step toward reducing the risk of liver cancer.

Vaccination, early testing, timely treatment, and increased awareness can help protect individuals, families, and communities from the long-term effects of hepatitis.

At CPCI, we believe healthier futures are built through prevention, informed health decisions, and community action.

Prevent Hepatitis. Protect Your Liver.

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