“Get Checked and Reassure Us” Campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness

09/10/2023

The Women’s and Girls’ Protection Network launched the “Get Checked and Reassure Us” campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer in Palestinian camps and communities in Lebanon. Women, along with the rest of the world, celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month every October to highlight the importance of early detection and prevention of the disease, which is the leading cause of death among women and girls worldwide, and particularly in our Palestinian community.

During this month, the network focuses its activities on holding workshops and seminars as part of the awareness campaign for early detection of breast cancer. They coordinate with health institutions to provide mammogram machines for early breast cancer detection. Women in need of such screenings can find out the locations for early detection and contact the institutions and associations that are part of the Women’s and Girls’ Protection Network in Palestinian camps and communities in Lebanon.

The Women’s and Girls’ Protection Network in Palestinian camps and communities in Lebanon is a coalition of local and international institutions and associations working to defend the rights of women and girls and provide services related to these rights. This network includes active stakeholders and decision-makers at the local Palestinian community level in Lebanon. It aims to coordinate and collaborate to provide necessary psychological, social, and legal services and interventions for women survivors of violence within a joint work system that obliges all members. This system references international agreements and conventions related to women’s rights and their protection from all forms of violence, discrimination, and neglect.