RSA vs SL 2016/17: Pink Day ODI In Front line To Spread Breast Cancer Awareness

Feb 1, 2017 at 5:30 PM

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RSA vs SL 2016/17: Pink Day ODI In Front line To Spread Breast Cancer Awareness

According to reports submitted by Cancer Association of South Africa, women in the country have one in the twenty-nine chance of being diagnosed with the breast cancer, making it amongst the most common dreadful disease. To spread the awareness and to support the fight against the cause, Cricket South Africa took an initiative three years back by conducting an international match in the pink outfit.

This year’s Pink Day ODI will happen on February 4th at the Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg against Sri Lanka. The match would be the third One-Dayer among the five scheduled to take place.

The record books say the hosts are yet to lose the Pink Ball match, having won three out of three. Talking about the wins, who can forget the 2015 game against West Indies, where Ab de Villiers scored the fastest century in 31 balls.

The motto of promoting awareness is to educate and make the audience understand that early detection is crucial in saving lives which can enable more women’s in South Africa to acquire effective treatment.

Non-profit company PinkDrive is entirely focused on providing this education and early diagnostic support to women (and men) across the country.

The company has been involved with the Pink Day since 2013 and has raised around 2.25 million Rands for the breast cancer awareness community. The towering numbers have helped the organisation service over 70 clinics and 10 hospitals in Gauteng.

Earlier this month, at the Momentum ODI Pink Day launch, the Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi further reiterated that living a healthy lifestyle should be a priority in our lives. He said, “Diabetes, high blood pressure, breast cancer and TB, are the four diseases that currently afflict our country. Only with education, can we conquer these diseases.

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