Libreville, Wednesday October 16, 2024 (Gabon News) – The initiative, brought to Gabon by the First Lady, Zita Oligui Nguema, aims to reduce mortality related to breast cancer and eliminate breast cancer before 2030.
The Pink October 2024 campaign was officially launched on Tuesday 15 October at a ceremony at the Libreville University Hospital Centre. She aims to raise awareness about female cancers.
This initiative aims to reduce mortality related to breast cancer and eliminate breast cancer by 2030. Speaking for the occasion, the First Lady of Gabon, the sponsor of this initiative, requested that everyone needs to pay more attention to this struggle to achieve this goal that Gabon has set for itself.
Zita Oligui Nguema also admitted for action against this disease to “focus on rural populations as is the case in urban areas to, she said, ensure balanced well-being for our population”.
The theme chosen for this year is: “Transition to organized screening”. This initiative is welcomed by the public authorities. Most common in Gabon, breast cancer affects many women followed by breast cancer. There is still little understanding of the causes of this “unreported disease”, several experts in the health field explained.
They then recalled the importance of early and regular screening, even during the birthday month of those interested, while referring to the progress made in this area.
The various experts also took advantage of this opportunity to look at the ten years of the Pink October campaign, to present the efforts made in the different special structures of the place and to monitor the management of cancer. female with the CNAMGS during the last briefing. ten years.
In addition, the First Lady symbolically presented surgical tools to regional health leaders, a gesture that embodies the hope of saving even more lives thanks to quality medical equipment. The ceremony continued with a visit to the stands where various players in the fight against cancer presented their campaigns.
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