FOCP, its partners offer free screenings and consultations
Friends Of Cancer Patients (FOCP) and its partners — leading private and public entities - are ready to weed out breast cancer from the UAE in their collaborative drive to secure a healthy and prosperous future for the nation.
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), the Sharjah-based nonprofit’s leading breast cancer awareness initiative — Pink Caravan, is taking its state-of-the-art Mobile Medical Clinic and minivan clinics to four emirates across the nation, offering citizens and residents a unique opportunity to catch a free screening and consultation with the experts throughout the month of October.
A host of public activities have been planned with the support of the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) who will be supporting the cause with their technical on-ground resources, MSD, Pfizer, Adnoc and Amit Group and many more who have generously sponsored these important activities.
The Pink Caravan Mobile Medical Clinic
Pink Caravan takes its Mobile Medical Clinic and minivan clinics to four emirates across th enation, offering citizens and residents a unique opportunity to catch a free screening and consult at ion with the experts
along with Minivan clinic will be delivering free clinical breast examinations and Mammogram screenings at key locations in Sharjah. These include the University of Sharjah and Sharjah Emirates Identity Authority. The timings in both locations will be 9am - 3pm.
Adding to the above, mammogram screenings as part of the mobile medical clinic activations will be held at Sharjah Ladies Club on Oct.7 between 4pm and 10 pm, and on Oct.27, 4pm- 10 pm at Al Majaz Waterfront in Sharjah.
During their activities in the emirate, the initiative has dedicated a full day to Ajman, where citizens and residents availed these free medical services at the popular City Centre on Oct.2, 4pm - 10pm.
The initiative’s Minivan clinic will be offering free clinical breast examinations on Oct.15, 4pm - 10pm at La Mer and the following day on Oct.16, at the iconic Dubai Frame, also from 4pm - 10pm and on the same day there will be clinical breast examinations along with Minivan at 4pm-10pm at Mamzar Park and on
Oct.23 at Raw cafe, Dubai from 10am-4pm. The Mobile medical clinic activation will be offering free mammogram screenings on Oct.8, 4pm-10pm at Mirdif City Centre, and on Oct.28, at the Future Museum, also from 4pm- 10pm and it will conclude on Oct.30, at Dubai Digital Park “We Conquer Event” in Dubai Silicon Oasis from 4pm- 10 pm as well.
The Pink Caravan will be boosting breast cancer awareness with free clinical breast examinations and expert consultations in the capital city of Abu Dhabi on Oct.8 at the Yas Mall from 4pm - 10pm, and the Umm Al Emarat Park on Oct.18, 4pm - 9pm.
Ashraf Mallak, Managing Director, MSD, GCC, said, “Breast cancer is the most common cancer globally and in the UAE, today. With patients being at the heart of our efforts, we at MSD are commited to improve long-term disease control and survival for patients living with breast cancer.
We have and continue to invest in oncology research and have developed an immunooncology therapy that can be foundational for the treatment of breast cancer. We have a broad programme including 1,300 clinical trials underway studying more than 30 tumor types to date.”
“This year, we are joining forces with FOCP’S Pink Caravan to achieve a greater impact in the UAE. We look forward to a successful awareness campaign and encourage women to avail of screening where applicable for breast cancer,” he added.
Sawsan Jafar, Chairman of the Board of Directors, FOCP, said, “With hours of free screenings and checkups planned for multiple locations across the nation, we are ready as we will ever be to deliver a successful Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Last year, our Pink Caravan initiative delivered thousands of free breast health checkups (early detection screenings) including 2,197 clinical breast examinations, 1,019 mammograms and 208 ultrasound tests.