ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI VP VISITS GEITA MINING EXHIBITION

AngloGold Ashanti's Vice President of Sustainability for Tanzania and Ghana, Simon Shayo, visited the sixth Geita Mining & Technology Exhibition, stopping off at a number of this year's exhibitors.

After visiting the pavilion of Geita Gold Mining Limited (GGML), the main sponsor of the exhibition again this year, he also visited the pavilion that provides education and cancer screening services to all citizens in Geita region.

The stand, which offers free screening services for cervical, breast and prostate cancer, was organised by GGML in collaboration with the Geita Regional Referral Hospital.

Shayo also received information from Dr. Pasclates Ijumba, Coordinator of Medical Services at the Geita Referral Hospital, who emphasised that early detection through the screening services on offer at the exhibition is key to the treatment of potential cancers.

"We are calling on people to take advantage of this opportunity, especially considering that the problem of cancer is still growing every year, so it is good to get screened and treated early and treat it completely, but if it is delayed, it is not curable and its treatment is a big cost to our society," he said.