Women of Asokore Mampong Municipality have benefited from a day’s free breast screening event at the hub of the No Business as Usual (NBU) Project.
On Saturday 26th October 2019, an event which was officially dubbed “IDEANOMIC 11” was organised under the auspices of executives of the European Union funded project (NBU) on the theme; “Women Health Awareness Event”.
It attracted the attention of women and female trainees who crowded the hub to have their breasts screened on breast cancer and to also engage in discussions with facilitators on pressing issues affecting women’s health especially breast cancer and post-partum depression.
“IDEANOMICS 11” coincided with the Breast Cancer awareness month and the prime notion was to control the rate of infection and to encourage early detection among women within the Municipality.
At the event, enough knowledge was offered by experienced medics to participants on strategies for early detection.
They were also exposed to the concept of post-partum depression, syptoms and risks associated and treatments available.
Female trainees and youth between the ages 28-35 were targeted by NBU Project officials for the event.
One of the key objectives was to enlighten participants on the need for early detection and best possible ways for curing the duo maladies.
Speaking in an interview , Programs Manager for Global Shapers Community- Kumasi Hub Daniel Sarpong bemoaned the low level of awareness among Ghanaian women on the two ailments especially post partum depression.
He stated that majority of women has no knowledge on their nature and causes.
He therefore called on health authorities to intensive the rate of public education.
Participants who spoke to this medium thanked officials of the project for holding the exercise.
They again shared with this medium on how they were thought to personally examine their breasts for any sign of breast cancer.
Some of the facilitators were Deborah Appiah-Kyeremeh; Curator for Global Shapers Community Kumasi Hub, Dr. Ruth Charlotte Sackey, a resident Psychiatrists & Child and Adolescent Mental Health Specialist and Nafisa Mohammed who is a breast Cancer expert at Kropo Charity Hospital.
BREAST CANCER
Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among women, impacting 2.1 million women each year, and also causes the greatest number of cancer-related deaths among women, WHO reports.
In 2018, it was estimated that 627,000 women died from breast cancer – that is approximately 15% of all cancer deaths among women.
While breast cancer rates are higher among women in more developed regions, rates are increasing in nearly every region globally.
By Enock Akonnor
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