Queenmothers urged to support breast, cervical cancer campaigns
The First Lady, Mrs Lordina Mahama, has implored queenmothers to use their positions to actively support the campaign against breast and cervical cancers. She said they needed to educate and advise women in their communities on the need for regular check-ups for early detection of the disease.
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Mrs Mahama made the call at the inauguration of a hostel facility for the Presbyterian Midwifery Nurses Training School in Dormaa Ahenkro in the Brong Ahafo Region.
The hostel was named after the First Lady: "Lordina Hostel,” in recognition of her role in facilitating the building of the facility.
She also presented training kits, including gloves, gauze and breathing circuits, swabs, oral care kits, tubes, towels, stabilisers, syringes and masks to the school.
Present at the ceremony were the chiefs and queenmothers in the Dormaa Traditional Area.
Unorthodox means of treatment
She pointed out that it was unfortunate that some patients with the disease resorted to unorthodox means of treatment, such as visiting prayer camps and using herbal concoctions, because of fear, myths and misconceptions and lack of knowledge.
According to Mrs Mahama, the health of the people means the health of the nation, hence the need to provide healthcare facilities and services for the citizens.
She said although there were about 30,000 trained nurses and other paramedical personnel in the country, there was still the need to train more to meet the needs of the people.
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Touching on her project in the health sector, she said she had embarked on a campaign aimed at eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV, as well as reducing breast and cervical cancer in the country, pointing out that her medical outreach programme to donate medical equipment and supplies to health facilities in the country was still ongoing.
Presby lauded
Mrs Mahama further lauded the leadership of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) for establishing training institutions to educate young persons in health, education and vocational skills, stressing that the hostel facility will improve the accommodation needs of the students and also enhance teaching and learning.
Mrs Mahama advised the students to learn hard for their benefit and the society at large.
The Chairperson of the West Bono Presbytery of the PCG, Reverend Fei Hyeamang, bemoaned indiscipline among students in recent times and urged churches operating missionary schools to ensure discipline among students, especially because some of them engage in occultism, smoking and other social vices.