Doha, Qatar – 17 April, 2016: PHCC announces the opening of the second dedicated Breast and Bowel Cancer Screening Centre which marks a significant milestone in PHCC’s efforts at extending its network to take cancer screening to a wider population. The new dedicated screening suite is located in the Leabaib Health Centre. This is the… Read more »
Doha, Qatar – April 10th, 2016: True to its continuous efforts at raising awareness about breast and bowel cancer and the life-saving benefits of early screening, Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) has been working ceaselessly with the launch of new initiatives coupled with events and activities to reach out to a wider audience. The latest… Read more »
The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) is firmly determined to reach out to a wider audience and significantly increase the level of knowledge and awareness among the public in Qatar about bowel cancer and the life-saving benefits of bowel cancer screening. Accordingly, as part of several activities lined up for Bowel Cancer Awareness Month this… Read more »
Many people turned out for the ‘Do the FIT’ walk event at the Katara Cultural Village on Saturday, 12 March 2016, to express their solidarity in the fight against bowel cancer. Organized by the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) and supported by Katara Cultural Village as Cultural Partner and AlMeera Group, the primary objective of… Read more »
To further drum up its call for both men and women in Qatar aged 50 years and older, with no symptoms, to submit themselves for bowel cancer screening, the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) is organizing the ‘Do the FIT’ walk event at Katara Cultural Village. ‘Do the FIT’ walk will be conducted from 9:00… Read more »
Aimed at strengthening efforts towards raising awareness about bowel cancer and the life-saving benefits of bowel cancer screening, the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) has announced that Bowel Cancer Awareness Month will be conducted in March of every year. Thus, in solidarity with the rest of the world, PHCC starting March1st will be organizing several… Read more »
The Breast and Bowel Cancer Screening Program, which is planned and being implemented by the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), is expected to gain further public attention with the appointment of Qatar’s highly regarded theatre and TV personality, Adel Al Ansari, as its Bowel Cancer Screening Awareness Ambassador and Key Endorser. Adel Al Ansari started… Read more »
The Ministry of Public Health, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) today join millions around the world in marking World Cancer Day 2016. This year’s theme – “We Can – I Can” underlines the fact that everyone in our community from healthcare providers and policy makers through to members of… Read more »
The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), a provider of a wide range of primary healthcare services across the State of Qatar and lead implementing corporation of the Breast and Bowel Cancer Screening Program, has reiterated its call for both men and women aged 50 years and older to undergo bowel cancer screening. At the same… Read more »
Under the patronage of His Excellency Abdullah bin Khalid Al Qahtani, Minister of Public Health, HE Ahmed bin Abdullah Al-Khulaifi, Assistant Secretary General for Administrative Affairs at the Ministry of Public Health, along with other high-ranking health officials from the public healthcare sector, have formally inaugurated Al Wakra Breast & Bowel Cancer Screening Center. Among… Read more »