The Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Ahmed, and the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, Maria Mahmoud, have urged Nigerians to embrace regular cancer screening and early detection. They warned that the disease does not discriminate based on age or social status. A statement on Sunday by the Medicaid Cancer Foundation, Abuja,
Hundreds of residents of Nsawam-Adoagyiri have benefited from a free breast cancer screening exercise organised by their MP, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, in collaboration with Partners for Patients NGO. The three-day exercise took place at Cocoa Park in Adoagyiri from October 26 to 28.
Over 300 residents of Asanko Gold Ghana Ltd’s host communities received free health screening as part of the company’s Cancer Awareness Month activities. Asanko’s Medical Team, led by Dr. Kwasi Safo, Unit Manager, Health Services, educated staff on breast and prostate cancer.
A Ghanaian gender and disability advocate, Ms Josephine Oppong-Yeboah, has urged the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to intensify breast cancer education and outreach programmes, particularly in rural communities, to promote early detection and reduce preventable deaths. Ms Oppong-Yeboah, a Ghanaian media personality and US-based healthcare professional, said sustained public education was needed to correct these misconceptions and encourage women and girls to seek medical advice when they noticed unusual changes in their breasts.
… Says Nigeria has intellect, manpower to fix health sector By Sola Ogundipe The Academy of Medical Sciences of Nigeria has called on federal and state governments to tap into the expertise of the country’s leading medical scholars to strengthen health policies, improve healthcare delivery and address the persistent loss of skilled professionals to other countries. The President of The Academy, Emeritus Professor Osato Frank Giwa-Osagie, said Nigeria had a wealth of medical expertise and scientific knowledge that remained underutilised, despite the contributions of Nigerian-trained…
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during a ministerial briefing on three years of implementation of the fund under President Bola Tinubu’s administration
Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has joined TikTok, urging Nigerians to follow him for authentic information and exclusive content on his activ