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Friday, 26 May
2017 | ArabMedicare.com | Staff Reporter
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UAE
Ministry of Health and
Prevention continues its
free breast cancer screening
initiative
(Abu Dhabi) -
The Ministry of Health and
Prevention (MOHAP) has
announced the continuation
of its free breast cancer
screening initiative—running
until June 15, 2017. The
campaign, which was launched
on
May 21, 2017, has
already screened a total of
131 females of different
nationalities. The
initiative is aimed towards
increasing more awareness on
the importance of early
detection and the move to
drive in a reduction of
breast cancer mortality
rates. The first
event were recently
held at
Festival City (Dubai)
and
the Mall of the Emirates
(Dubai).
The
free
consultations will
now move
to select shopping mall
areas in the Northern
Emirates. The Ministry has
designated a team of medical
and technical staff to
conduct free mammograms
across these mobile clinics
in accordance with the
highest international
standards.
His Excellency (H.E.) Dr
Mohammad Salim Al Olama,
Undersecretary, MOHAP, said,
"The ‘Year of Giving’
initiative is a moral and
humanitarian effort by the UAE that has further
strengthened its
distinguished cultural
identity and a role model as
a philanthropic nation with
genuine and noble goals. The
initiative has been a
supportive umbrella for all
humanitarian campaigns
inside and outside the
country and the launch of
the breast cancer screening
campaign today comes within
this framework. We are
confident that it will raise
awareness about the breast
cancer and encourage them to
get checked periodically to
effectively deal with early
detection. UAE remains
innovative in its way of
giving in line with its
integrated values and we
will continue to sustain
them by measuring the
results of the health and
happiness of the community."
Meanwhile, H.E. Dr. Youssif
Al Serkal, Assistant
Undersecretary for the
Ministry's Hospitals Sector,
stated that the initiative
to launch the campaign for
the early detection of
breast cancer for women of
all nationalities is a part
of the Ministry's strategy
to provide distinguished
healthcare services to the UAE community in a healthy
and sustainable environment
and in line with
international standards. He
pointed out that the
initiative also supports the
declaration to mark 2017 as
the 'Year of Giving'
by
reaching out to the widest
segments of the society, and
to implement the government
accelerator on the national
indicator for the reduction
of cancer deaths, according
to the objectives of the
National Agenda for the
vision of the UAE 2021.
Dr. Ayesha Suhail, Director
of the Ministry's Primary
Healthcare Department noted
that the campaign, which
started at the Dubai
Festival City for two days,
witnessed a large turnout of
131 Emirati and expatriate
women, representing
different nationalities and
age groups. The
schedule for the next
free screenings
will be announced
by the primary healthcare
centers and hospitals
affiliated with the Ministry
on their website in addition
to the Ministry's social
media platforms.
Dr. Ayesha explained that
the 131 women who were
screened have also received
educational brochures and
leaflets for
self-examination—giving them
a better understanding on
the risks and symptoms as
well as ways of prevention.
A team of medical
professionals will read and
diagnose mammograms of women
and present the results as
soon as possible. Dr. Ayesha
also confirmed the readiness
of medical and technical
staff to provide the best
mammogram examination
services in accordance with
the highest international
standards.
Women, who have undergone
breast examination,
expressed their deep
gratitude for this noble
initiative as it reflects
the goodness and giving
nature of the UAE.
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