Meena Breast Cancer Foundation (MBCF) has reached a partnership agreement with Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to heighten education on breast cancer to make treatment affordable to impoverished patients.
The partnership was discussed during a courtesy call at the Breast Cancer Unit of the hospital.
The MBCF team led by its Executive Director, Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng sought to take further steps to sustain the fight against breast cancer when he met leading doctors at the unit.
The Non-governmental Organization had in weeks past held a press conference to address some concerns hindering the fight against the disease asking government to make treatment more accessible.
In his submission, Mr Kwarteng called for a holistic expert approach to deal with the ignorance of patients on healthy lifestyles.
“We want to appeal to you, we have decided, if it is possible to bring them together occasionally, to educate them on the dos and don’ts of breast cancer. We do not have experts in our midst. We only read from books. If it is possible, you may assign a Clinical Psychologist so that from time to time when they are needed they can also talk to the patients,” he said.
Other issues Mr Kwarteng raised were the intermittent breakdown of equipment and the high cost of treatment, which discourages patients from seeking medical care.
The General Surgeon of the Breast Cancer Surgery Unit at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Josephine Nsaful applauded the Meena Breast Cancer Foundation (MBCF) for its initiative, especially the construction of a dedicated Breast Cancer Centre to promote the well-being of victims of breast cancer.
“I think you are doing a good job and I want to commend you for the construction of the centre. It’s great and I think you have to do it in phases. You would have to get a mammogram machine to do the screening. The facility will serve the people in that area and that is brilliant,” she said, pledging the hospital’s support for personnel and advice to manage the centre.
MBCF according to its Executive Director has screened close to 10,000 women a year after launching the initiative to fight the disease every day.
