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On Monday 30th November, 2015, Breast Care International (BCI) and Peace And Love Hospitals (PLHs) collaborated with the Management of the Nungua Senior High School in Accra  to educate and conduct clinical breast screening for students and staff of the school.

BCI and Peace and Love Hospitals believe that training and educating students and teachers on breast health in a language they could communicate with each other is a step in the right direction. Even though the program was organized for the students, some residents in Nungua community also took the opportunity and participated.

The medical team from BCI and Peace and Love Hospitals led by Dr. (Mrs.) Beatrice Wiafe Addai, President of BCI and CEO of Peace and Love Hospitals, gave a pictorial presentation to the students and teachers on breast cancer, a disease that has become a matter of public health concern globally.

Dr. Wiafe Addai explained the potential risk factors that can make a person prone to developing breast cancer. She said the students could become breast cancer ambassadors in their homes and communities, where they can also spread the message by educating members of their immediate families and friends.

The youth are the engines that can help us to demystify the disease, and encourage their relatives to report any abnormalities they find in their breasts, promptly to the hospital, for meaningful treatment.