By Samira Larbie
Accra, Oct. 26, GNA – Retro Vibes Day Club, an entertainment group, has donated GH¢20,000 to the Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to support breast cancer screening and early detection efforts across the region.
The donation is expected to strengthen the Directorate’s outreach activities, enabling health teams to reach more people with screening services and intensify public education on breast cancer.
Mr Kofi Da-Silva, Production Manager of Retro Vibes Day Club, said the gesture formed part of the group’s commitment to combining quality entertainment with initiatives that promoted community well-being and national development.
He said the club, which catered mainly for people aged 30 and above, sought to create an environment where patrons could unwind while also supporting initiatives that contributed to their well-being and the wider community.
“This is the first step. We can continue to take actions such as this to help institutions and Ghana as a country,” he said.
Mr Da-Silva said the group hoped to establish lasting partnerships with institutions and undertake more initiatives to address community needs.
He expressed appreciation to the club’s patrons for their continued support and announced that the group would hold an event in Kumasi on November 1, before returning to Accra for its December activities.
Dr Robert Admesia, Greater Accra Regional Health Director, GHS, expressed gratitude to the group, saying the donation would help strengthen the Directorate’s breast cancer screening and outreach activities.
He said early detection was critical to improving treatment outcomes, noting that breast cancer detected at an early stage was often more effectively treated.
The Directorate, he said, had intensified public education and screening campaigns during the month to encourage more people to prioritise their breast health, undergo screening and seek medical attention promptly.
He said screening services were available at health facilities at various levels, adding that the donation would help meet logistical needs, including fuel and other resources, required by teams conducting community outreach.
“We are going to use this money to reach out to people who could not have been reached if this support had not come,” he said.
Dr Admesia urged the public to take advantage of available screening services and seek medical attention even before symptoms appeared.
He also called on husbands, family members, religious leaders and traditional health practitioners to encourage women to undergo screening and refer suspected cases to appropriate health facilities.
Although breast cancer was less common among men, he said they could also develop the disease and take advantage of screening opportunities.
Dr Admesia noted that the fight against breast cancer required collective action by the government, health workers, individuals and other stakeholders to achieve the expected outcomes.
He urged anyone who noticed a lump or other unusual changes in the breast to visit the nearest health facility for assessment, emphasising that prompt medical evaluation and early treatment could help reduce complications and improve survival outcomes.
GNA
Edited by Agnes Boye-Doe
Reporter: Samira Larbie