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First Lady Calls On African Leaders To Act Now To Save Lives

larry.dogbey
Published July 24, 2013
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First Lady, Mrs Lordina Dramani Mahama, has said that she would support the government to ensure that all cancer patients in the country receive adequate treatment, adding that no woman should die from breast and cervical cancers, as a result of lack of treatment or out of ignorance.

Mrs. Mahama, who is participating in the 7th Stop Cervical Cancer in Africa Conference in Maputo, Mozambique, reminded African leaders and African First Ladies, together with development partners that there is no second chance to save the lives of breast and cervical cancer patients.

“This is the time,” she indicated

The First Lady said, as women they have a higher responsibility than their male counterparts to ensuring that they combat the high incidence of breast and cervical cancer diseases.

She stressed that, they need to commit themselves, as women leaders to ensure that, “no woman dies as a result of lack of preventable programmes
or out of ignorance.”

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Mrs. Mahama told the conference that Ghana has made significant progress in combating breast cancer, especially in early detection and treatment, using clinical breast examination as the mode of breast screening at various facilities and also at family planning centres.

According to her, the Ministry of Health has secured 64,000 doses of the HPV vaccine for a pilot programme. Findings from the pilot exercise, she said, would be used to develop a programme for the entire country.

Government according to her, recently procured and installed a mammogram at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, and that it is government’s policy to replicate this in all hospitals in the country.

The First Lady further told the conference that Ghana has prepared a national cancer registry and a strategic plan for prevention and control of cancers.

In spite of the progress made, Mrs. Mahama, however, stated that Ghana still faces some challenges in the fight against breast and cervical cancers. These, she said, include low public awareness about cervical cancer and its prevention, even among medical personnel; late reporting to health facilities, limited resources for screening, shortage of health personnel.

Treatment, she observed, is also expensive and not available in most health facilities across the country.

Mrs. Mahama said that the Government of Ghana is working on a National Policy to increase the number of trained personnel for screening, increase awareness, reduce stigma, mobilise resources, and ensure effective case management, data collation and management.

She assured participants that Ghana Government, under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), would continue to ensure timely access to treatment for breast cancer patients.

The conference was co-organized by the Government of Mozambique and the Princess Nikky Breast Cancer Foundation, which aims to draw attention to the participants and to the world, about the need to accelerate the implementation of measures to eliminate the Non-Communicable Diseases as is the case of Cervical Cancer, Breast and Prostate.

The conference, held at the Joaquim Chissano International Conference Centre with the theme: “MOVING FORWARD TO SAVE LIVES”, was attended by African First Ladies, Ministers of Health, African Parliamentarians, Scientists, Civil Society Organisations and the HRH Infanta Cristina, Princess of Barcelona, Spain.

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larry.dogbey July 24, 2013
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