2.  Mission –to raise public awareness about a
danger that can be prevented
 Plan –to eradicate disaster
 Communication-make people aware
 Sharing of information-means to prepare the
public
 Platform to warn people

3.  To get the word out
 Educate the public about the value –life
 Encourage people-to take action
 Provides help and hope for those in crisis
 Working to eliminate stigma
 Importance of prevention, hence
“Prevention is better than cure’

4.  Provides educational materials to increase
awareness, knowledge, and
understanding about diseases among
patients, health care professionals, and
the public at large
 Fundraising- e.g. creating registry for
bone marrow transplant
 To involve Community in decisions-
government
 For team building exercises-indirectly

5.  Education-prevention, early detection ,treatment, save
lives
 Help government –priorities -health for all e.g. Phila Ma
 People from disadvantaged backgrounds-no computers,
libraries, books-understand the disease & reach out using
mobile facilities
 Provide information; ? help, services available and
treatment options-assist in decision making
 How to avoid/prevent?
 Help people with disabilities &challenges
e.g. blind, dyslexic,
 Answers to questions
 Provide testimonies & evidence-living proof & statistic
 Equip people to be in charge of their lives
 To raise funds for a good cause

6.  Under the slogan, "Early detection saves lives"
the National Breast Cancer Awareness
Campaign will have 3 main objectives:
1.Raise general public awareness surrounding
breast cancer.
2.Educate men and women on the importance
of early detection.
3.Encourage both men and women to go for
screening and do self breast examination.
 FACTS: Breast cancer may be life-threatening,
but statistics show that early detection
increases the chances of survival by up to
98%".

7.  People -skilled
-professionals/experts
-survivors/victims
 Government-Health promotion
programmes
 Non profit organizations- Cansa

8.  Tertiary-Oncology services
 PHC –clinics District Hospital
 NB :Prevention is better than cure
 Time is of the essence: Early detection-cure
 Promoting team work
 Providing first hand information from skilled
professionals-Oncology
 Extend Batho Pele principles –right to information
 Dissemination of information to communities at large
 Platform to answer unanswered questions-Doctors,
staff
 Bridge the gaps in the health systems –specialization

9.  Educated more people about Cancer
 People are aware that there is an
Oncology Department at Greys Hospital
 Availability of free information and
answers especially to the disadvantaged
community
 Provided a platform to give back to the
community-sponsors & volunteers
 In line with Batho Pele principle-informing
the public about the services we provide

10.  Awareness campaigns play a vital role in the
prevention of many deaths in the community
 Instead of Questioning their importance,
people should be encouraged to do more in
order to help our communities
 It is a known fact that: Prevention is better
than Cure!!

11.  The importance of improving Awareness of
colorectal cancer: Vol 100,issue:14:Claire
Jagot, UK
 Colorectal Cancer: Cancer Nursing practice:
De Snoo.L(2002)National Breast Cancer
Coalition: Washington, D.C.
 The National Mens resource center:1996-2011
 Cancer Research UK,2003