The management and staff of the Krobo District of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on Saturday, October 29, 2022, embarked on a health walk as part of activities marking this year’s Breast Cancer Awareness month.
The month-long awareness program is spearheaded by the Power Queens Club of the power distribution company. The Club is an association of all the female staff of the organisation.
The month of October has been set aside as Breast Cancer Awareness month all over the world. Various activities have planned towards creating awareness on the disease to encourage women and men to get screened which remains a top awareness issue for many organisations.
Among the power distribution company, the Power Queens Club spearheaded the month-long awareness creation on breast cancer across the various operational districts of the organisation, offering some health opportunities for people to get screened.
The Krobo District of the ECG which engaged in the month-long awareness program witnessed the climax of the exercise with the walk to the Acineci Mountain in the Krobo area organised by management and staff of the district.
It was held successfully alongside staff from other operational areas and supporting personnel who are aiding general work in the district.
Speaking about the exercise, Acting Krobo District Manager, of the ECG, Ing. Christopher Apawu indicated that they had indeed taken the breast cancer awareness creation seriously and had been encouraging all staff to get screened.
“We also encouraged them to encourage their families and friends to get screened because it has been determined that early detection of breast cancer helps in easier management of it.”
He also added that “medical diagnosis has shown that men are also at risk of the disease hence all staff were roped into the various activities and encouraged to partake in the screening processes.”
The Executives of the Power Queens Club in the District who played active role in the month-long activities thanked management of the ECG in the district for creating the enabling environment that allowed them to carry out such awareness program.
