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 know how to recognize the early signs of breast cancer, or because of the stigma associated with the disease. Even more seek non-medical and faith-based treatment from traditional “healers”, allowing their health to deteriorate beyond the point of medical intervention. This means that the vast majority of the women who die from Breast Cancer in Ghana, do so needlessly and prematurely.
In order to increase the number of women educated and clinically screened in Ghana, Delta Air Lines and Breast Care International jointly initiated the KICK BREAST CANCER OUT project which is fully funded by Delta Air Lines. The purpose of the project is to organize free breast cancer education and clinical breast screening outreach programs for communities, churches, schools etc. The project helps Breast Care International organize programs (once every month) all over Ghana.
On Sunday January 29, 2023, over 800 people including students, tutors and non-teaching staff of Kwadaso SDA Nursing Training College (Barekese Campus) received education and clinical screening for breast cancer. The program was conducted free of charge as part of Delta Air Lines and BCI partnership program. The Kick Breast Cancer Out Program, started in the year 2016, is now a yearly sponsored breast cancer awareness program that plays a major role in our war on breast cancer.