Taking Awareness Beyond Hospitals
This October, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Monitor Healthcare took its life-saving message directly to the people — into markets, churches, and community centers. Our goal was clear: to reach women where they live, work, and worship, ensuring that no one is left behind in the fight against breast cancer.
Too often, access to screening and health education is limited to hospitals or urban clinics. Recognizing this gap, Monitor Healthcare set out to make preventive healthcare accessible, approachable, and available to all especially to those in underserved communities.
Community Outreaches: Markets, Churches, and Beyond
Throughout the month, our dedicated team of healthcare professionals and volunteers visited markets, churches, and religious organizations across Lagos and neighboring states. These were not just awareness sessions they were interactive, empowering experiences.
Using our innovative Breast-I Device, a UK-tested and proven breast screening tool we provided free breast cancer screenings to hundreds of women. The device is portable, non-invasive, and highly effective for early detection, making it ideal for community outreach.
At markets, traders and buyers took breaks from their busy schedules to get screened and learn self-examination techniques. In churches, faith leaders joined us in encouraging women to prioritize their health, blending messages of faith and wellness to inspire action.
Each outreach ended not just with screenings, but with education, awareness, and a renewed sense of hope. For many women, it was their first-ever breast check, and a reminder that early detection truly saves lives.
Who We Are: Innovating for Accessible Healthcare
Monitor Healthcare, headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, is a profit-making health initiative with a powerful social mission to make quality healthcare accessible to everyone, regardless of socioeconomic status.
Our work goes beyond screenings. We are passionate about building capacity, improving healthcare quality, and promoting preventive health practices.
Our Key Services Include:
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Training: Certified by CPD UK, our BLS courses equip individuals and healthcare professionals with essential life-saving skills.
• First Aid Training: We provide internationally recognized First Aid training to ensure readiness for emergencies at work, home, and in public spaces.
• Healthcare Assistant Training: We prepare individuals for global healthcare opportunities with certifications from CPD UK and the European Resuscitation Council.
• Facility Inspections and Quality Improvement: In partnership with SafeCare PharmAccess, we assess and guide healthcare facilities to improve their service standards, safety, and patient care quality.
Through these initiatives, Monitor Healthcare continues to raise the bar for healthcare delivery, workforce competence, and patient safety in Nigeria and beyond.
Our Commitment: Health for All
Our activities during Cancer Awareness Month reflect who we are a team committed to saving lives through innovation, education, and compassion. By stepping outside hospital walls and into the heart of communities, Monitor Healthcare continues to bridge the gap between awareness and access.
We remain dedicated to empowering people with knowledge, providing quality training, and strengthening healthcare systems through collaboration and technology.
Together, we are building a future where early detection, quality care, and well-trained professionals form the foundation of healthier communities
