Ministry to raise breast cancer awareness through National Inter-School Competition

Ghana's Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has announced a National Inter-School Cancer Quiz Competition as part of efforts to increase visibility and mileage for the campaign against cancers. The competition will be held for senior high schools in the country.

At a maiden meeting with the 15-member, Cynthia Morrison, first-ever Cancer Advisory Board in Accra, the sector minister, said the combined effects of breast, childhood, cervical and prostate cancers, among others, on the national budget was overwhelming and called for a strong coalition to stem the surge in statistics.

She extoled the cancer board for the modest gains made in its relatively short period of existence by adding that the novelty quiz contest among senior high schools would ingrain cancer content into the youth. On the other hand, Dr Beatrice Wiafe Adda, Chairperson of the Board and President of Breast Care International (BCI) clarified that the concept was aimed at catching the youth at an early age with cancer-related messages. Adda believed empowering the youth with the right knowledge would make them worthy cancer ambassadors in anticipation of a cancer-free future, as reported by Graphic Online.

Adda also lobbied for the inclusion of indigent breast cancer patients on the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP).