Taboo attached to breast cancer kills women in remote areas of Togo
Issued on: 19/10/2021


The World Health Organisation is celebrating the International Day against breast cancer on Tuesday. In remote areas access to health care is a struggle and in West Africa, in the far north of Togo, women with breast cancer are often abandoned by their husbands. FRANCE 24's team on the ground report.

 

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer. On this occasion, Dr Benjamin Anderson, Surgeon, breast cancer Specialist at the World Health Organization, talks to FRANCE 24.