Africa-Press – Angola. The First Lady, Ana Dias Lourenço, considered, Wednesday, in Washington DC, United States, fundamental “the mobilization of more resources for the investigation and prevention of cancer in girls and women in the African continent ”.
Speaking on a panel chaired by the First Lady of the United States, Jill Biden, for African First Ladies, Ana Dias Lourenço said that there was a need for support for African countries to implement research programs and epidemiological surveillance, create a database ( Population-Based Cancer Registry), for the definition of strategies based on scientific evidence, with a view to controlling the disease.
The meeting promoted on the sidelines of the US-Africa Summit addressed the theme “Breaking down barriers to cancer treatment for women and girls”, with presentations by Pepfar, pharmaceutical company Roche and BHE Group physician and CEO, Melissa Clarke Bruce.
The participants spoke about risk factors, preventive measures, diagnosis and treatment of cancer, especially breast and cervical cancer.
The event brought together, at the Kennedy Center, the First Ladies of Angola, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Botswanna, Namibia, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Gabon, Liberia, Madagascar, Ethiopia, and the husband of Vice President US President Doug Emhoff.
During her presentation, the US First Lady reaffirmed her commitment to the fight against cancer, adding that her country will promote initiatives to reduce the “burden of cancer” in Africa, with support from the Government and private sector partners.
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