Provident Insurance in partnership with the Breast Cancer Unit on the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) on the weekend carried out an training and screening train on breast most cancers on the hospital.
The screening which happened on the Surgical Unit Park of the hospital attracted lots of of individuals; each ladies and men.
Provident Insurance has deliberate a number of company social duty actions to mark its fortieth 12 months in business.
The occasion was the second to be organised by the corporate within the month.
In collaboration with the Breast Care International, the corporate has organized an identical occasion for college kids of the Accra College of Education.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Provident Insurance, Mr Michael Justice Ashong, mentioned the train shaped a part of the company social funding of the corporate.
“Provident cares about our women and girls that is why we thought it wise as a company to partner with Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to conduct this screening exercise in order to save lives” he mentioned.
Mr Ashong mentioned breast most cancers may very well be lethal however early detection with remedy may assist save lives.
“We believe this screening will be very helpful for the detection of early cases,” Mr Ashong, mentioned.
Dr Josephine Nsaful, surgical physician on the Breast Unit of Korle-Bu, expressed gratitude to Provident Insurance for supporting the trigger to battle breast most cancers by becoming a member of forces with the hospital for this 12 months’s consciousness and screening train.
As a part of the fortieth anniversary of Provident Insurance, the corporate earlier this month made a donation to the Princess Marie Louise Children Hospital and has additionally performed a blood donation drive at the side of the National Blood Service Ghana and the National Insurance Commission.
BY KINGSLEY ASARE
