Vice- President, John Dramani Mahama, is expected to lead an estimated 20,000 people including Ministers of State for the second edition of the Susan G. Komen Cancer race for cure in Kumasi.
It is the world’s largest and most successful education and fund-raising event for breast cancer since 1983.
The race was initiated in Dallas, USA, as a single activity with 800 people, but currently, 1.6 million people take part in 140 races on four continents.
The Kumasi event will coincide with the African Union Day on the 25th of this month.
Ghana was chosen to host the global event for the second time after successfully hosting it last year for the first time in Sub Saharan Africa.
It is a platform , among others , to educate Ghanaians on the dangers of breast cancer and the need for constant checking for the disease.
One woman is estimated to die globally of breast cancer every 69 seconds, while in Ghana, over two thousand women were diagnosed with the disease last year.
Dr. Beatrice Wiafe Addae who presides over Breast Care International, local organizers of the event, said Ghana is ranked 10th among countries with high prevalence of breast cancer.
She told myjoyonline.com the event to be climaxed at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium will be crowned with musical performances from renowned musicians.
Dr. Wiafe Addai also indicated that free breast examination will be conducted while resource persons will advise participants on the disease.
History has it that one Nancy Brinker promised her dying sister Susan G. Komen in 1982 that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer.
Today, the Komen race for the cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
Latest Stories
-
University lecturers praise Free SHS policy as visionary and transformative
27 mins -
Bond market: Turnover soars 13.14 percentage points on offshore investor boost
35 mins -
Insurance penetration rate in Ghana to remain around 1.0% – Deloitte
41 mins -
Cedi’s recovery continues; one cedi going for GH¢16.70
49 mins -
‘Stop the lies’ – Akufo-Addo challenges Mahama over 24-hour economy promise
1 hour -
Election 2024: Don’t appoint partisan election officers – Omane Boamah to EC
1 hour -
‘NDC Majority Caucus’ urges Speaker to reject NPP MPs’ recall request
1 hour -
Akufo-Addo commissions 4 District Hospitals in Ashanti Region
1 hour -
Bawumia lauds Lands Commission for digital initiatives, as he inaugurates new office complex
2 hours -
20,000 capacity Ghana Trade Fair Convention Centre to be ready in September 2025 – Bawumia
2 hours -
Sunon Asogli’s 560MW power plant restarts operations following government intervention
2 hours -
Government to align teacher training programmes with global standards
2 hours -
Sharaf Mahama champions community growth through sports at Harvard SEI Summit
2 hours -
We are committed to building a more robust and inclusive social system – SSNIT
2 hours -
We’ll take advantage of technology at DPE 2025 -says GREDA Prez
2 hours