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AFRICA
BREAST CANCER
AWARENESS
BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER AWARENESS AND SCREENING WORKSHOP ORGANIZED BY MOTA-ENGIL UGANDA
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n commemoration of the breast cancer awareness month of October, the HSE
The highlights of the awareness session were that cervical cancer is caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) which is transmitted sexually but the HPV vaccine successfully prevents it hence sexually active women above 21 years of age should get regular screening
and testing.
While breast cancer is the most common and invasive cancer among women, it
is not subject to age and thus can affect any age group. However,
the risk of breast cancer increases with age but can be treated if caught early through regular screening.
A session of HIV/AIDS awareness was also headed by Ms Angella, an advocate for youth living positively with HIV/ AIDS. She raised awareness on how to live positively with the virus, take ARV’s regularly, maintain a balanced diet and not stigmatise people living positively.
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The HSE department
in partnership with Family Rescue Initiative (NSP) organised a health workshop for
all female employees on the CIKNB project which was attended by seventy-three women.
department in partnership with Family Rescue Initiative (NSP) organised a health workshop for all female employees on the CIKNB project which was attended by 73 women.
The workshop was centred on teaching female employees about the most common female cancers that include breast cancer and cervical cancer
This workshop featured specialists from The Uganda National Health Laboratory Services (UNHLS) Community Outreach Team, Mulago Women’s Hospital and Mulago Kawempe Hospital. These started out with an awareness and sensitization where signs, symptoms and treatments of breast and cervical cancer were discussed in-depth with guidance on how to carry out self- examinations.
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