{"id":445413,"date":"2017-12-09T20:30:41","date_gmt":"2017-12-09T20:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/09\/africa-based-cancer-research-center-gets-first-ghanaian-president\/"},"modified":"2017-12-09T20:30:41","modified_gmt":"2017-12-09T20:30:41","slug":"africa-based-cancer-research-center-gets-first-ghanaian-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/09\/africa-based-cancer-research-center-gets-first-ghanaian-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa-based cancer research center gets first Ghanaian President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Health News of Saturday,  9 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>citifmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-09<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/36354633.295.jpg\" alt=\"Beatrice Wiafe Addai AORTIC President\" title=\"Beatrice Wiafe Addai AORTIC President\" width=\"295\" height=\"195\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Dr. Beatrice Wiafe Addai, President of Breast Care International<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Dr. Beatrice Wiafe Addai has been elected President of the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) at its just-ended biennial International Congress in Kigali, Rwanda.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Beatrice Wiafe is the first Ghanaian Consultant-Physician to hold the competitive, two-year tenure Presidency of AORTIC.<\/p>\n<p>AORTIC is the continent\u2019s pre-eminent non-profit organization working for interventions and innovative programs towards the prevention and control of cancers in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The Organization was formed in 1983 by African cancer care workers, scientists and their friends, and is dedicated to the promotion of cancer control on the continent.<\/p>\n<p>The Philanthropist Physician also heads the pro-poor anti-breast cancer NGO, Breast Care International, and doubles as the Chief Executive Officer of Peace and Love Hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Wiafe, a multiple International and Local awards winner, has bagged a Century International Quality Award in 2015, the World Leadership Business Person Award in 2015, and the Belgium-based European society for Quality Research Award, among countless other honours from reputable institutions spanning the globe.<\/p>\n<p>In a post-election interview, Dr. Wiafe reiterated her commitment to the campaign against cancer, stating that \u201cthis election only places a heavier burden on my administration to leave a legacy rich in capacity building, cancer research, and increased advocacy on the continent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 71 updated by: 71 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health News of Saturday, 9 December 2017 Source: citifmonline.com 2017-12-09 Dr. Beatrice Wiafe Addai, President of Breast Care International Dr. Beatrice Wiafe Addai has been elected President of the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) at its just-ended biennial International Congress in Kigali, Rwanda. 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