Walk held to raise awareness on breast cancer

ISLAMABAD:

Dr Akbar Niazi Teaching Hospital (ANTH) in collaboration with Islamabad Medical and Dental College (IMDC) on Wednesday organised an awareness walk to mark Pink Day, to create awareness regarding breast cancer.

Pink Day is observed every year on October 19, commemorating breast cancer awareness month to raise public awareness about self-examination, screening, prevention, and treatment of breast cancer. In addition to the awareness walk, the event included awareness stalls, bake sales, fun games, creative artwork, a poster competition, pink ribbons, and the distribution of educational materials.

Chairman ANTH/IMDC, Dr Ghulam Akbar Khan Niazi, inaugurated the event in the presence of Managing Director Yasir Khan Niazi, Principal IMDC Dr Syed Irfan Ahmad, and Director Hospital Col. (R) Ghulam Mujtaba Abbasi.

Yasir Khan Niazi said that ANTH was committed to spreading awareness and providing quality breast cancer services in its One-Stop Breast Clinic, and emphasised the importance of early detection to cure this fatal disease as it is easier to treat when diagnosed in its early stages.

ANTH's Head of Communications Imran Ali Ghouri said that the hospital and college are also organising awareness sessions in various educational institutions and corporate sectors to spread the message of self-examination and screening for early detection of breast cancer.

In this connection, the hospital is also offering free consultation and subsidised diagnostic services to everyone at its Executive Clinics in G-8 Markaz, Islamabad, from October 21 to 22.

The MD further said that "We are determined to keep collaborating with the government and other partners to make every effort in the month of October and beyond in order to lower the burden of Breast Cancer in Pakistan.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, October 20^th, 2022.