Management, staff, clients, and stakeholders of the International Maritime Hospital (IMaH) have come together to double up efforts in the fight against breast cancer during this year’s Pink October celebration.
The hospital has launched this year’s awareness campaign under the theme “Stop the Stigma! —Be supportive!” underscoring the need for a more collective approach to fight breast cancer.
IMaH will engage the wider public with various outreach programs throughout the entire month of October, in addition to its annual free screening exercises and discounted medical services at the hospital premises in Tema Community 3, all in an effort to lessen the devastating impact of breast cancer in Ghana.
During the launch of IMaH’s Pink October last Tuesday, various health practitioners emphasized the need for early detection in the fight against breast cancer.
Dr. Charles Ansah Larbi, General Surgeon at IMaH revealed that “about 2.3 million cases are diagnosed each year according to WHO and in Ghana, we have about 4,500 new cases diagnosed every year and about 50% of these women tragically die from the disease because they are presented late due stigma and all that.”
“At IMaH we are applying 25% discount on mammograms and breast ultrasounds all throughout the month of October,” Dr. Edward Boateng, another General Surgeon added.
The launch provided an opportunity for medical professionals from IMaH to educate their staff, clients, and stakeholders gathered and disabuse myths and misconceptions about breast cancer, so that they too, can become informed ambassadors for the fight against breast cancer.
Some survivors of breast cancer also shared their experiences and words of encouragement with others diagnosed with the disease.
