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18.06.2018 Health

Zurak Cancer Foundation, Johnson & Johnson Tackle Prostate Cancer

By CitiNewsRoom
Zurak Cancer Foundation, Johnson  Johnson Tackle Prostate Cancer
18.06.2018 LISTEN

Pharmaceutical giant, Johnson & Johnson has partnered Zurak Cancer Foundation in Ghana to undertake prostate cancer project across the country.

The project which involves education and advocacy started on Sunday, June 17, with an engagement of about 500 men at the Accra Mall.

The awareness campaign formed part of Johnson & Johnson’s corporate social responsibility and sought to educate men on the early signs and symptoms of prostate cancer and its prevention.

Education materials including flyers were distributed to the men including the Minister of Information, Mustapha Hamid who was at the Mall.

Aside from the distribution of the educational materials, the staff of Zurak Foundation including its founder, Abdul Samed Zurak, encouraged men to undergo regular checkups to detect and treat cancers early enough.

Mr. Zurak addressing the media on the sidelines of the said “the goal of this project is to interact with men and give them much more information about the disease, and also encourage them to screen for the disease which is the most important part of the project.”

He added that “it seeks to also promote our early detection policy by trying to drive screenings and also provide the opportunity for men to be able to screen for the disease in order to ensure early detection.”

About the two organisations
Johnson & Johnson is a New-Jersey-based multi-national manufacturer of pharmaceutical, diagnostic, therapeutic, surgical and biotechnology products, as well as hygiene company founded in 1886.

It established its Ghana Office in March 2017 and had been sponsoring the Zurak Cancer Foundation with its cancer projects.

The Zurak Cancer Foundation is policy oriented and service delivery non-governmental organisation (NGO) providing innovative solutions to the cancer prevalence in the country through awareness, education and free screening programs in hard to reach communities.

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