PORT HARCOURT—Wife of the Rivers State Governor, Justice Eberechi Nyesom-Wike has called  for public-private partnership in the  health  sector  to ensure  that more people  have access to  quality  healthcare facilities.

Justice Nyesom-Wike also advised women to submit themselves  for early screening  for breast cancer, pointing  out that successful  treatment  depends on early detection.

She spoke, yesterday, at the Christ Church, Port Harcourt, after she commissioned the Mammogram Centre built in the church premises by the Christ Church Women’s League.

She explained  that  the administration  of  Governor Wike had invested in the development of the health  sector,  adding that private sector  participation  was required  to  cover more ground.

The wife of the Rivers State Governor commended the Women’s League for investing in the provision  of  a mammogram to help in the early detection  of breast cancer among women of the state.