Our Approach

BCI has an extensive body of work creating massive cancer awareness across the country through innovative programmes — Community Outreach, the BCI Ghana Walk for the Cure (the nationwide flagship breast cancer campaign), oncology training for community-based doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners, donation of essential medicines, equipment and consumables, Nurse/Peer Navigation Training, Research and Survivorship.

Ghana, like many other developing nations, faces a rising incidence of cancer that places a severe strain on existing healthcare infrastructure. The lack of a dedicated facility for cancer education, prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, training and research exacerbates the challenges faced by patients and healthcare professionals. To complement the immense body of work BCI has done over the years, there is a compelling case for a stand-alone, one-stop Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Comprehensive Cancer Center of Excellence to address the growing burden of the disease.

These findings were established in the Lancet Oncology Commission's Report on Sub-Saharan Africa, in collaboration with the Global Health Catalyst Summit, officially launched in Ghana in May 2022 and hosted by Breast Care International. In this regard, BCI — with the Global Health Catalyst Summit (USA) and the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation — has taken the bold initiative to establish an estimated $100 million Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Comprehensive Cancer Center of Excellence (OOTII CCCoE), to be executed in phases at Kwaso, near Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.