USA and Ghana Inaugurate New Women’s Cancer Center at HopeXchange Medical Center
Kumasi, Ghana – May 6
U.S. Ambassador Stephanie S. Sullivan visited the HopeXchange Medical Center to launch the new Women’s Cancer Center, including a new Clinical Pathology Laboratory and Surgical Suite. The Medical Center was funded by the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
HopeXchange Medical Center was specifically designed to serve as a regional hub for medical training, research, and patient care to address public health priorities in sub-Saharan Africa, with particular expertise in maternal-child health, infectious diseases (including HIV and malaria), ophthalmology, and cancer.
HopeXchange will improve early screening through community-based advocacy programs that raise public awareness, reduce stigma, and empower women and girls to seek preventative and curative cancer care [and] I am confident that by working hand-in-hand with the Government of Ghana, leading universities, the private sector, and communities, together we will continue to make a difference in saving women’s lives and chart a bright and healthy future for all Ghanaians.” – Ambassador Sullivan
President Mario Cappello stated, “The dream of providing world class healthcare in breast and cervical cancer to the poor and needy in Ghana is being realized through the generous support of the United States of America through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).”
Through community-based screening, HopeXchange will support women to detect cancer early, when it can still be treated and cured. Research programs will seek to define cancer incidence in the Ashanti region and establish appropriate screening methods to improve outcomes.
HopeXchange will support women to detect cancer early – when it can still be treated and cured. Research programs will seek to define cancer incidence in the Ashanti Region and establish appropriate screening methods for better results.
There remains much work to be done, but I am confident that by working hand-in-hand with the Government of Ghana, leading universities, the private sector, and communities, together we will continue to make a difference in saving women’s lives and chart a bright and healthy future for all Ghanaians.
Source : US EMBASSY
