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Date: 08/10/2017

Source: MoPH

New Record for Lebanon: Largest Breast Cancer Awareness Ribbon made of 8250 Footballs

Lebanon set a record for the largest awareness ribbon in the world during the launching of the National Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign 2017 in Camille Chamoun Sports City under the patronage and in the presence of First lady Nadia Chami Aoun
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At the end of the ceremony, Minister Hasbani offered a bouquet of flowers to First Lady in the shape of the pink ball which was the symbol of the campaign and a shield in the shape of the awareness ribbon.

First lady and Health Minister then headed to the football field to finalize the awareness ribbon as they put the last two balls. The size of the ribbon was verified by the topographer Ahmad Chaaban. The lawyer Dima Dakroub submitted to Aoun and Hasbani the official certificate for the world record the Ministry has set for the largest awareness ribbon in the world against breast cancer before they both signed with Chaaban and Dakroub on one of the footballs that were used as the symbol of this year. (Read More...)

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