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The Philippine Consulate General, in partnership with the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation (HKBCF), organized and sponsored a free breast screening session, mammogram services and talk on breast health at the Consulate Chancery, in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

This is the second time the Consulate has organized such a session under its 2018 breast health program for OFWs; the first session was held on 28 January 2018 at the new building of HKBCF in Ngau Chi Wan, Kowloon, also in partnership with HKBCF.

The project aims to promote health and wellness among members of the Filipino Community in Hong Kong. A total of 87 women household service workers (HSWs) benefitted from the October session, bringing the total to more than 150 women OFWs receiving free breast health screening for 2018.

The HKBCF was represented by team leader, Ms. Grace Chung, Senior Health Service Officer; Ms. Li Man Shu, Health Service Officer; Ms. Nicole Ying, Health Service Officer; Ms. Jennifer Tang, Health Service Assistant; and Ms. Kim Chan, Health Service Assistant.

Ms. Nicole Ying conducted the breast health talk where she discussed symptoms, statistics, and risk factors of breast cancer, as well as how to conduct self-examination and breast cancer treatment. She emphasized the importance of early detection of breast cancer in saving lives.

The event was held under the auspices of the Consulate’s gender and development (GAD) program.

 

Ms. Nicole Ying (left) and Ms. Li Man Shu, Health Service Officers of the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation (HKBCF) conduct one-on-one breast screening to women OFWs during the breast screening session, mammogram services and talk on breast health held on 28 October 2018 at the Philippine Consulate General.
Women OFWs hold their “passports to breast health” provided by the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation (HKBCF) during the breast health talk on 28 October 2018 at the Philippine Consulate General. Also in photo are Ms. Nicole Ying-HKBCF Health Service Office (first row, 5th from left) and Vice Consul Fatima G. Quintin (first row, 4th from left).
Philippine Consul Roderico C. Atienza with the Philippine Consulate General’s Gender and Development (GAD) Team members (1st to 4th from left) Attaché Joel B. Oronan, Attaché Juditha C. Disomimba, Attaché Lorna V. Mojica and Vice Consul Fatima G. Quintin, during the certificate-giving session for the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation officials led by Ms. Grace Chung, Senior Health Service Officer (5th from right). The other HKBCF officials are (1st to 4th from right) Ms. Li Man Shu, Health Service Officer; Ms. Kim Chan, Health Service Assistant; Ms. Nicole Ying, Health Service Officer; and Ms. Jennifer Tang, Health Service Assistant.