Anambra women in US plan cancer centre at Awka

ANAMBRA State Association Women in United States America (ASA-USA) are gearing up to build a world-class cancer research and treatment centre for Anambra state in Awka. The proposal had already been set into motion by will take a new turn this week in Washington DC following a one day elaborate activities the group slated to hold on July 22, 2017, at Holiday Inn, College Park Maryland.

On this date, ASA-USA which is a registered non-profit national organization in US, will hold what it called “2017 Pink and Black Affair International Investors’ Forum and Breast Cancer Banquet Gala” with theme “Doing Business in Anambra State In Areas of Health & Together We hold the Key to Building A World Class Comprehensive Cancer Treatment Research Center in Anambra state”.

The association had embarked on what it called several free maternal health, breast, cervical and prostrate cancer medical missions and coordinated post care across the state’s three senatorial zones. It has also donated medical diagnostic equipment to the state government to facilitate the programme sustainability.

According to the ASA-USA Founder/president, Dr. Anthonia Uche Umeh, who is a Doctor of Pharmacy and Pediatric Clinical Manager at a US University Hospital, “ASA-USA strategic plan is to identify new and existing programmers that drive the Anambra state economy and provide the conditions that can optimize her long term economic health and serve as a platform to leverage funding, partnership programme with private, public and nonprofit partners.....”