By Isaac Newton Tetteh
Saki, Oct. 15, GNA – Health officers at the Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Health Directorate have called on parents to sensitize adolescent girls on breast health to enable them to notice unusual changes for medical attention.
Mrs Henrietta Agyeiwaa Gyaba, Principal Nursing Officer at the Directorate, said early education at home could help girls understand changes associated with hormonal development to recognize when they professional medical attention is needed.
Mrs Gyaba who made the call during a breast cancer awareness programme at Saki, within Kpone-Katamanso municipality, explained that hormonal changes could sometimes affect the breasts.
She said nurses were available to address health-related concerns and encouraged members of the public to contact them for information and guidance.
Mrs Emilia Agyemang, Senior Midwifery Officer, called for stronger efforts to reduce breast cancer deaths and urged women to check their breasts regularly.
She cited a World Health Organisation (WHO report indicating that Ghana recorded 2,695 breast cancer deaths among noting that women played an important role in national development and deserved support to protect their health and well-being.
More than 80 women attended the programme, held at the Assemblies of God Church in Saki, which involved breast screenings
The 2026 breast cancer awareness is on the theme: “Early Action, Better Outcomes.”
GNA
Edited by Laudia Anyorkor Nunoo/Bertha Badu-Agyei/Kenneth Odeng Adade
Reporter: Isaac Newton Tetteh, GNA