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Angola social security institute launches breast cancer campaign

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Angola’s National Institute of Social Security is running a nationwide breast cancer prevention awareness campaign for Pink October. Doctor and adviser Fabién Gomes Ocante said teams will visit the southern, northern and eastern regions, according to the ANG news agency.

Angola’s National Institute of Social Security (INSS) has launched a nationwide breast cancer awareness and prevention campaign for Pink October, the Angolan News Agency (ANG) reports. Activities have been under way across the country since Wednesday.

INSS doctor and adviser Fabíem Gomes Ocante said the campaign aims to inform the public about preventing the disease. The institute had already organised an earlier edition of the initiative.

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