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Pink October: Port-Gentil hospital opens free screening

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The N’tchengué Regional Hospital Centre in Port-Gentil has launched free screening for women's cancers as part of the national Pink October campaign. Healthcare staff began the mobilisation with a fitness session on 17 October, ahead of awareness-raising activities, GabonReview reports.

The N’tchengué Regional Hospital Centre (CHR) in Port-Gentil is offering free screening for women's cancers as part of Pink October. Hospital staff invited women to take advantage of the services during a fitness session held on Saturday 17 October 2026 with the Regional Directorate of Maritime Health, GabonReview reports.

Doctors, midwives and administrative staff took part in an endurance run and mobilisation activities in the hospital grounds. The regional director of maritime health, Raïssa Claire Goulengou Ngouessy-Johnson, was among the participants.

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