Men?s Charity, Men?s Health Foundation Ghana (MHFG) and Amansan Television (ATV) will launch a national prostate cancer awareness campaign as part of Father?s Day celebration in Ghana to drive down the number of men diagnosed with the disease in the country.
The strategic partnership, under the slogan, ?Do it For Dad campaign? will encourage men, women, the media, philanthropist, churches and corporate entities across the country to observe Father?s Day as Prostate Cancer Awareness Day in honor of prostate cancer survivors and those still battling the disease.
MHFG is advocating the celebration of Father?s Day in Ghana as National Prostate Cancer Day to encourage regular check-up by men of their prostate status and risks.
The campaign also aims to encourage men to speak with their physician about getting tested for prostate cancer early when the disease is best treated and also motivate society to support the foundation?s research efforts towards finding a cure.
Free Prostrate Cancer screening for over 1,000 men will take place at Dodowa this Sunday, 21 June, 2015 to mark Father?s Day as part of the MHFG and ATV Ghana?s End Prostate Cancer campaign.
The event will begin at 11:00 A.M. at Dodowa Presby B Park and open to the public.
The occasion will also be used to unveil a prostate cancer ambassador to lead the campaign by Sokoohema of ATV fame.
Men?s Health Foundation Ghana is also appealing to President John Dramani Mahama, politicians, civil society organizations and opinion leaders to join the fight to declare Father?s Day as Prostate Cancer Day in Ghana.
An annual prostate cancer examination, including a PSA test, can save lives irrespective ones status and age.
Prostate cancer may be successfully treated if detected early as one in five Ghanaian men will be diagnosed as victims in their lifetime
MHFG believes national acceptance and support is key to prostate cancer awareness and other men?s health issues to allow churches, individuals, media houses, corporate institutions and philanthropists to use the day to organize prostate cancer programmes.
Prostate cancer, the most common cancer in males like any other cancer, is a silent killer and therefore needs support to address.
Men?s Health Foundation Ghana urges men to talk with their health care provider about getting a yearly screening starting at age 35 for men at high risk of the disease, with other men beginning at age 40.
We also emphasizes the role women can play by encouraging their husbands or partners to speak to their health care providers about being screened for prostate cancer, including a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test and a digital rectal exam (DRE).
Remember that Prostate cancer is a silent killer so go for testing once a year to save your life.
As part of the charity?s vision to raise awareness to drastically curb the rise of prostate disease in Ghana by 2025, it has also declared Zero Prostate Cancer project in Ghana ? Transforming the future of Prostate Cancer.
In order to achieve this vision, the charity has outlined the following targets that it hopes to meet before 2025; Men?s Health Foundation Ghana leads change because we believe men deserve better treatment for prostate cancer in Ghana.
