Medical Missions

The main aim and objective of medical missions to African countries is:

• To visit localities with limited access to public health care and promoting awareness of self examination, early detection and referral to treatment.
• To train and enlighten the healthcare institutions and community outreach to establish, train and maintain local presence of awareness of cancer amongst population.
• To promote general public health awareness by developing and funding local chapters that will continue the work established by such missions.

In 2005, AWCAA had its maiden mission in Orlu State, Nigeria, in collaboration with MD Anderson from Houston Texas – 600 people were seen at that mission. Medications and prothesis were given out to women who need it.

In 2006, we visited Sierra Leone, where 500 women were outreached to.

In 2007, AWCAA visited Enugu State and outreached to 818 women and two breast cancer surgeries were performed at no cost to the patients.

In 2009, 9 biopsies, 3 mastectomies,1 lumpectomy and 1 breast reconstruction was done at Anambra State in Nigeria.

In 2010 1,420 patients were seen in Lagos State with 67 abnormal findings – all referred to local hospitals for further treatment and follow up. Huge amount of medications and equipments were donated to the countries we visited.

In 2011, AWCAA is scheduled to visit Sudan and Ethiopia.

To learn more on the countries we visited, click here to go to the video gallery.