The 2023 Global Health Catalyst (GHC) Summit taking place on May 04-06, 2023, in the Irvine Auditorium, at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, is a key objective of the yearly summit is to catalyze and strengthen high impact international collaborations for global health and development, with a focus on cancer in a win- win …
Teva Publication While breast cancer deaths continue to fall in many countries worldwide, in others the situation is very different. We meet some of the inspiring people who are working to change this situation. Breast cancer is still the world’s most prevalent cancer but survival rates have greatly improved since the 1980s in countries that …
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The Founder and President of Breast Care International (BCI) Dr. (Mrs.) Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has been honoured as the WOMAN OF THE YEAR 2022 by the Millennium Excellence Foundation (MEF). The honorary award was in recognition of her selfless dedication to women who have cancer globally. The award ceremony took place on Wednesday, March 8, …
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Breast Care International, (BCI) and Kempinski Hotel, Gold Coast City in Accra, have signed a partnership agreement to generate revenue through voluntary patron contribution to support treatment and awareness creation modules designed to fight the surge in breast cancer statistics. The humanitarian initiative appeals to patrons of Kempinski to donate fifteen cedis per each night’s …
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Great Glory Ministries at Tanoso was honored to host Breast Care International led by Dr. Beatrice Wiafe Addai for a breast cancer education and screening program on Sunday February 26, 2023. The event was a resounding success, with lots of people in attendance. The program began with a presentation on breast cancer by Dr. (Mrs.) …
Health experts observed the rate at which cancer is causing premature death among the Ghanaian youth is alarming. As World Cancer Day is marked, the youth have also been advised to live a healthy lifestyle to minimize the chance of getting any form of cancer. Though there are no population-based data available for cancer morbidity …
In the Low/Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), mortality from breast cancer is very high (approx. 50%) and this is because about 60-70% of patients report with late-stage disease. One of our greatest weapons in the fight against breast cancer in Ghana is education and awareness creation. Many women do not seek treatment either because they do not …
About one thousand seven hundred (1,700) women died from cervical cancer annually in Ghana. According to Dr. (Mrs.) Beatrice Wiafe Addai, CEO of Peace and Love Hospitals, Founder and President of Breast Care International and Chairperson of Ghana NCD Alliance. At least Two thousand, Eight hundred (2,800) women are diagnosed with cervical cancer yearly in …
On Wednesday, December 14, 2022, Breast Care International through its partnership with Direct Relief, USA, donated some essential medicines to some facilities in Ghana. The medicines were donated to assist the poor and needy patients suffering from breast cancer and other non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension etc. Some beneficiaries include Peace and Love Hospital, …
Breast Care International (BCI) has climaxed this year’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, observed every October with a call on the general public, especially females, to perform a self-examination of their breasts at least once every month. According to the President of BCI, Dr Beatrice Wiafe-Addai, more people in the western world were diagnosed of breast …
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Find photos from the 10th Annual National Breast Cancer Ghana Walk held at Tepa in the Ahafo Ano North district. It was under the theme: “Breast cancer won’t rest, so why should we?” It was the first time the exercise, meant to educate people on the disease was being held outside a regional capital.
