The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), the lead of the national Breast and Bowel Screening Program, ‘Screen for Life’, is to inaugurate its third screening facility this month, marking a significant milestone in expanding its cancer screening reach to Qatar’s wider community. The opening of the new dedicated screening suite within the Rawdat Al Khail… Read more »
The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), leader of the National Breast and Bowel Screening Program, ‘Screen for Life’, has joined the global November health awareness campaign (Movember), supporting its cancer screening efforts in Qatar. Following October’s Breast Cancer Awareness, PHCC will be focusing on the bowel cancer screening throughout the month of November targeting Qatar’s… Read more »
The Primary Health Care Corporation has urged Qatar medical professionals to continue their efforts in spreading cancer screening awareness highlighting the importance of early screening during the Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) Annual Conference. Speaking at the two day conference held at the Doha Sheraton, Dr Shaikha Abu Shaikha, Cancer Program Manager at PHCC, noted that… Read more »
The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) is leading a month long campaign across Qatar’s leading malls in recognition of the international Breast Cancer Awareness Month. As part of its goal to reach a wider audience and significantly increasing the level of knowledge and awareness among Qatari population about breast cancer, PHCC will install Activation Booths… Read more »
During October, the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) is hosting a number of activities for Breast Cancer Awareness Month across key locations in Qatar aimed at further raising the profile of early screening and spreading knowledge about it. According to the Ministry of Public Health, among the top malignant primary sites of cancer in Qatar… Read more »
Doha, Qatar – 16 August, 2016: The Primary Health Care Corporation’s (PHCC) Mobile Breast Screening Unit has begun its city-wide tour in Doha following its arrival at the Abu Bakr Al-Sidiq Health Center. The Mobile Unit – the first of its kind in Qatar – will initially focus on offering Mammography with a view to… Read more »
Doha, Qatar – 5 June, 2016: Under the Patronage of HE Dr. Hanan Mohammad Al-Kuwari, Minister of Public Health, Dr. Mariam Ali Abdulmalik, Managing Director of PHCC launched the first Mobile Mammogram Screening Unit in Qatar. With the launch of this Mobile Unit PHCC took a vital and significant leap forward in promoting Breast and… Read more »
Doha, Qatar – May 23, 2016: The Primary Healthcare Corporation (PHCC) took its awareness program a step further with an educative lecture on Breast & Bowel Cancer Screening at the Audio Education Complex School in Al Duhail. The workshop was attended by teachers and mothers and is part of the series of workshops that PHCC… Read more »
Doha, Qatar – May 15, 2016: The Public Health Care Corporation (PHCC) through the Breast & Bowel Cancer Screening Program recently dedicated May 12th in honour of the International Nurses Day. The International Nurses Day featured a Health Clinic at Qatar University where the Breast & Bowel Screening Program raised awareness among students and parents… Read more »
Doha, Qatar – April 23, 2016: As part of its continuous efforts to raise awareness the Primary Healthcare Corporation (PHCC) in conjunction with Al Hiba Group Qatar which under the umbrella of Nasser Bin Khalid Al Thani Charity, organized an educative lecture on Breast & Bowel Cancer Screening chaired by Sheikha Leena Bint Nasser Bin… Read more »