Families Still Suffer From Breast Cancer - Female Journalists

In collaboration with the B4 Foundation, the FJWoRDA executive director, Mrs. Shirley Asiedu Addo, conducted a free health screening, namely a breast cancer examination, for women in Brafoyaw, a community in the Abura Asedu Kwamakese area of Central Region.

Her words: "The outreach was arranged in a bid to create awareness about breast cancer and to get people to seek early treatment, if anything is noticed in their breasts." She goes on to say that the tragic impacts of breast cancer continue to wreck havoc in families and the community.

She indicated that, "while the mass media is important in disseminating and creating awareness on pertinent issues affecting the communities, the effects of getting our hands to the plough and reaching to the communities physically can also not be underestimated. We as female journalists want to be part of the change that we want to see”.

At Brafoyaw, close to Cape Coast, FJWORDA organized the exercise for roughly 150 women.

To maintain their health, Mrs. Shirley Asiedu recommended ladies to have routine medical checkups.

"Women must understand the need to take care of themselves first before taking care of others," she stressed.

Madam Ursula Adadzewa Fynn, the Director of the B4 Foundation, reaffirmed the Foundation's commitment to supporting activities that will save lives.

She gave advice on good eating habits and personal hygiene to those who had benefited from the health screening exercise.

She acknowledged that breast cancer is killing many people, and she urged corporate organizations to join forces with them to send their outreach initiatives to disadvantaged communities both in the Region and across the nation.

The attendees were also exhorted by Ms. Richlove Amamoo, the Central Regional Director for the Gender Department, to teach their daughters about sexual assault and the importance of being aggressive in order to deter men from trying to sexually abuse them.

The women were also instructed to report incidences of abuse to the Police by Mr. Richard Twum Boadi, an officer of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU).