About TJPF

The Thomas John Prostate Foundation (TJPF) was founded in 2008, by Sir Dr. Thomas M. Asuquo John. Prior to the official launch of the TJPF foundation on December 19, 2008, Dr. Thomas M. A. John had decided in 2004, to devote his life to promoting prostate cancer awareness and screening. He embraced this mission as a way of showing his gratitude to the Almighty God, for sparing him from prostate cancer, through the early detection of the disease. Dr. Thomas M. A John knew that whilst he was fortunate enough to have had the knowledge and means to have his prostate screened, there were many of his fellow Nigerians, who did not. 

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In December 2004, with the help of the Catholic Archdiocese of Calabar, he initiated a PSA based prostate cancer screening test center in Calabar. In February 2005, on the 13th World Day for the Sick, a one day seminar to raise awareness was held. The seminar, which struck a chord with the populace, was well received and featured the distinguished Urologist Prof. Nkposong of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital. This led to many more community awareness seminars held initially throughout the South East and South of Nigeria. 

After four years, the scope and outreach of Dr. Thomas M.A John’s mission, grew to encompass more regions of Nigeria. This in turn, led to the need to found the Thomas John Prostate Foundation, to ensure continued outreach to men all through Nigeria. 

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To date, the Thomas John Prostate Foundation has provided free prostate cancer screening to tens of thousands of men in Nigeria, and free prostate cancer treatment to hundreds.

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The Thomas John Prostate Foundation is registered by the Corporate Affairs Commission as an Incorporated Trust with Registration Number 28853