The First Lady of Sierra Leone Fatima Bio has today Saturday 30th November 2024 spearheads a rally in Freetown to shine a light on prostate cancer.

The prostate cancer walk features participants across different institutions and the theme is ‘Waka for wi man dem’.

The event is organized by Cancer UK-Salone Postrate Cancer.

As highlighted by the most recent WHO statistics from 2020, Sierra Leone witnessed 274 prostate cancer fatalities, accounting for 0.45% of all deaths. With an age-adjusted death rate of 25.99 per 100,000 people, the nation ranks 38th globally in this grim statistics.