At yesterday’s Ghana National Council meeting, a voice rose not with fanfare, but with quiet urgency. Dr Eunice Cromwell, Vice President of the Council and Chief Operations Officer of the Ghanaian Community Health Clinic, stood before the gathered affiliates and made a compassionate appeal. Her message was clear. Her tone was resolute. Her mission was life-saving.
Equal Hope, a trusted health partner in Chicago, is offering free breast and reproductive cancer services to uninsured and underinsured individuals. These services are not symbolic gestures. They are real, tangible lifelines for women who might otherwise face illness in silence. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but for many in our community, awareness alone is not enough. Access is what saves lives.
Dr Cromwell urged every affiliate representative to carry this message home. To their churches. To their WhatsApp groups. To their aunties and neighbors and coworkers. She asked them to become messengers of mercy. If you know someone who needs care and cannot afford it, tell them. If you are someone who has delayed a screening because of cost or fear, come forward. The doors are open. The providers are ready. The time is now.
Breast cancer does not wait for insurance. It does not ask for immigration status. It does not discriminate. But early detection can change everything. Women at average risk should begin annual mammograms at age forty. Those with family history or genetic risk may need to start earlier. Each case is unique. Each life is sacred.
The Ghanaian Community Health Clinic stands in solidarity with survivors. It honors those we have lost. It fights for those still in the shadows. And through Equal Hope, it offers a path toward healing and prevention.
The next clinic will be held Saturday, October 11, 2025, from eleven in the morning to three in the afternoon at 4332 North Kedzie Avenue in Chicago. If you have questions, if you need help, if you are unsure where to begin, reach out. Call or text 312 899 6733. Email gchclinic@gmail.com. Or contact Equal Hope directly at contact@equalhope.org.
This is not just a health announcement. It is a communal call to action. Let us protect our mothers, sisters, and daughters. Let us walk together toward hope. Let us not wait until it is too late.
Because early detection is not just a medical term. It is a promise. It is a prayer answered. It is a life preserved.
I hope we take advantage of this . Life is precious. Thank you Dr Cromwell and the rest of the team