Workshop in Djibouti promotes screening for women’s cancers
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nation
Djibouti’s National Assembly held a workshop on 29 October on preventing breast and cervical cancer, chaired by Dileita Mohamed Dileita and held with the Alliance of Women Doctors. Participants, including the health and women and family ministers, stressed early screening and access to care, reports La Nation.
Djibouti’s National Assembly organised a workshop on Thursday 29 October on the prevention and screening of breast cancer and cervical cancer. The meeting was held as part of Pink October, the international campaign to raise awareness of women’s cancers, according to La Nation.
The president of the National Assembly, Dileita Mohamed Dileita, stressed the human, social and economic consequences of late diagnoses. He notably referred to the expenses incurred by families when patients have to travel abroad for specialised treatment, according to La Nation.
The workshop brought together Health Minister Mouna Osman Aden, Minister for Women and the Family Hana Farah Assoweh, members of the Alliance of Women Doctors and parliamentarians. Discussions focused on prevention, access to early screening and improving care for women, according to La Nation.
