A General Surgeon at the Breast Cancer Unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Josephine Nsaful, is calling for the establishment of more cancer centres across the country to help manage the rising number of breast cancer cases. She says the current unit at Korle Bu is overwhelmed by the growing patient load.
Speaking to the media at the launch of the Dzidula Breast Cancer Foundation in Accra on Sunday, December 8, 2025, Dr. Nsaful revealed that the Breast Cancer Unit receives a minimum of 600 new cases annually.
“We see approximately 600 new cases of breast cancer every year, in addition to those already living with the disease. It is quite concerning and alarming. We are overwhelmed by the large number of patients we have to attend to.
“We have one of the longest clinic days in the surgical department. It will help if we have more cancer centres across the country so that some burden is lifted from teaching hospitals and, more importantly, cancer care becomes accessible to Ghanaians,” she said.
Breast cancer survivor and founder of the Dzidula Breast Cancer Foundation, Fafa Gozo, stressed the need for private sector support to ensure breast cancer patients receive uninterrupted and quality care.
“I have people in that room who, because of stigmatisation, do not want to be interviewed, but believe you me, they are going through a lot of financial challenges. Their treatment is often interrupted. They go today and tomorrow, and then they have to take a long break, and that doesn’t help them. So we are trying to raise money. The government cannot do it alone,” she said.
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