October is breast cancer month | Health

October has been designated as breast cancer month by the United Nations (UN).

In Ghana, various activities will be organized to draw attention to the disease, which continues to affect women.

In line with this, former President John Agyekum Kufuor is expected to lead two events in Accra and Kumasi to raise funds for the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of poor women suffering from breast cancer.

The events in Kumasi will take place on Saturday, October 10, 2020, followed by another in Accra, on Saturday, October 24, 2020.

Speaking in an interview with the Daily Graphic yesterday, the president of Breast Care International (BCI), organizers of the fundraiser, Dr. Beatrice Wiafe Addai, said it was refreshing that the former president had agreed to participate in the twin event because of to the dangers. of the illness.

Strong supporter

Dr. Addai, who is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Peace and Love Hospitals, said the former president had been a strong supporter in the fight against the disease and recalled in 2014 when he and his wife, Ms. Theresa Kufuor, participated in the BCI Ghana Walk for Healing in Sunyani.

The BCI president said many women with breast cancer were unable to seek medical care due to financial constraints, adding that this year, three of those women had been supported by BCI to undergo diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation.

COVID-19

Meanwhile, prior to the fundraiser, the BCI had issued a statement warning that this year’s Breast Cancer Week could pass without warning, as COVID-19 continued to inhibit mass public gatherings.

In that regard, BCI had devised a strategy to keep the awareness campaign alive with the two-tier fundraising cocktail events.

“We are innovatively upholding tradition as we refuse to allow the ravages of COVID-19 to shift our voice and derail our annual breast cancer public awareness programs,” Dr. Wiafe said in the statement. .

It arises in cases

He said observation during the COVID-19 period indicated that there had been an increase in late notification of cases to hospitals, “a situation that we attribute in part to low income levels.”

The statement implored multinationals, corporate entities, and high net worth individuals and philanthropists to contribute generously to saving the lives of breast cancer patients, most of whom were woefully poor but have dependents.