A significant mobilization took place on Sunday in Dakar, where hundreds of people marched through the streets of the Senegalese capital to launch the Pink October campaign, dedicated to raising awareness about breast cancer.
This initiative aims to alert the population to the importance of early screening, which is crucial to improving chances of recovery from this type of cancer, one of the most common in Senegal.
Each year, approximately 2,200 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in the country, highlighting the scale of the health challenge. The Pink October campaign is a key moment to encourage prevention and screening.