Breast care wins international award

Ghana’s celebrated breast cancer surgeon and President of Breast Care International (BCI), Dr Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has won the coveted 2015 Century International Quality (ERA) award (Diamond category) at a ceremony in Geneva.

The citation accompanying the award singled out Dr  Addai’s personal commitment to quality and excellence at the Peace and Love hospitals of which she is the CEO.

The President of the Geneva-based BID Group One, Jose E. Prieto, who presented the award, commended Dr Addai and the BCI for “focusing on continued improvement of management, and maintaining leadership in its sector and community”.

BID Group One presents international quality awards to leaders from a wide range of industries and sectors. The award scheme recognises exceptional achievements in total quality management and innovation.

Multiple local and international award winner Dr Addai expressed gratitude for the honour and dedicated the award to breast cancer survivors, BCI and the good people of Ghana, promising to sustain the tenets of quality and excellence.