WAWUC annual work for Life for the year 2023 started from freedom square by Warehouse Junction Owerri, through Control Post (ASSUMPTA cathedral) Port-Harcourt road through, Concorde Avenue, and finally at Full Moon Hotel Owerri.
Organizations and schools that joined WAWUC to commemorate the event were:-
- Keystone Bank,
- Medical Women Association of Nigeria(MWAN),
- Imo State Ministry of Health,
- Mountain Crest High School
- Glorious Glowing Stars Academy,
- Holy Rosary Secondary School,
- Crest Foundation International Secondary School Mgbidi.
On arrival at the full Moon Hotels, Dr. Austin Okeji (representing the commissioner of health and also in his capacity as the director of public health, Imo State Ministry of Health) briefed the audience on the surge of cancer in society and their possible interventions. He enunciated some of the issues and interventions that must be taken to halt and reverse the surge of cancer in society. He also reiterated that lifestyle changes and screening were keys in the fight against cancer.
