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The leadership of the women’s fellowship of the Wenchi diocese Methodist Church has appealed to corporate institutions and multi-nationals to financially assist NGOs involved in the campaign against the spread of breast cancer.

The President of the Badu women’s fellowship of the church in the Brong Ahafo region, madam Margaret Ankamah Mensah,  expressed worry about the increasing incidence of the disease, against limited financial and logistical resources.

Lack of resources, she said, constraints the efforts of “NGOs involved in creating awareness, and clinically screening women, in a bid to contain the disease in the long term”.

She appealed passionately to multinationals and corporate entities to financially support breast cancer conscious ngos in order to deepen and sustain the free screening and awareness creation programs.

Still at Badu, The President of Breast Care International, BCI, Dr. Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has led a team to clinically screen over 750 women of the diocese, in yet another awareness creation program designed to encourage women  undertake breast self- examination, and get checked regularly to pre-empt attacks.

Dr.Wiafe advised the women not to keep mobile phones and money in braziers since it could cause unwanted changes in the breast tissues, pointing out that though the cause(s) of breast cancer is/are not known, risk factors, predisposing women to the condition include genetics, poor dietary, and alcohol intake, habits, women should refrain from.

She associated herself with the call, and commended individuals and corporates who have immensely supported the breast cancer awareness creation programs over the years.

She regretted the increase in hypertension, diabetes and non-communicable diseases among Ghanaians, and explained that the rise in statistics has necessitated the inclusion of those conditions in all awareness creation programs, using the BCI platform.

The team clinically screened over 750 members of the diocese, and those with suspected breast cancer cases were referred for further checks and treatment.

Dr. Wiafe encouraged the women to get checked, rounding up on the tagline that “early detection and prompt action, is equal to prevention”.

The President of the women’s fellowship,  Madam Margaret Ankama Mensah, commended BCI and appealed to corporate Ghana, and  well-resourced individuals to support the NGO financially to make the mission statement of significantly reducing the incidence of breast cancer in Ghana , a reality.