Pinktober

Samoa Cabinet wears pink in support of Pinktober

Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and Cabinet Ministers were dressed in pink at their meeting on Wednesday.

Cabinet will wear pink attire every Wednesday throughout the Pinktober month of October.

Pinktober is invaluable for education and advocacy and driven by Government, the Samoa Cancer Society and stakeholders to encourage the public to take preventative health measures and use assistance rendered by the Society and the Ministry of Health.

Samoa’s popular SSAB megastore launches Pinktober campaign

The store launched its support last week with staff of all branches wearing pink attire in their continued efforts to raise awareness about the effects of breast cancer. 

This is the seventh year that SSAB has supported Samoa Cancer Society.

At their Megastore located in Togafu’afu’a there is a designated area for pink items on display offered at special prices.

According to the company’s Marketing Manager, Asomua Asia Stanley five-percent of sales received from selected products will be donated to SCS at the end of the campaign.

Samoa celebrates Pinktober – Breast Cancer Awareness month

Dr. Leao Tuitama, Minister of Health and Patron of the Samoa Cancer Society is re-emphasising the need for early diagnosis as the key to maximizing chances for surviving cancer.

In launching the awareness month earlier this week, Dr. Tuitama noted that the World Health Organisation recognizes that at the global level a major problem is that many cancer cases are diagnosed too late. 

“Even in countries with optimal health systems and services, many cancer cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage, when they are harder to treat successfully,” he continued.

Samoa Cancer Society records increase in cancer cases

The Executive officer of the Samoa Cancer Society Shelley Burich says the month of October and the emphasis it puts on Cancer Awareness is the best way to educate the people of Samoa on ways to help fight breast cancer.

“We need to really increase our outreach in trainings and workshops in raising the importance of fighting breast cancer,” she said.