Taiba Hospital hosts Endometriosis awareness event
‘Disease can evolve into cancer if left undiagnosed’
KUWAIT CITY, March 26: On Saturday, March 25, Taiba Hospital hosted a supportive campaign for the World Million Women March aiming to raise awareness about Endometriosis, at Yarmouk Cultural Centre, Dar Al-Athar Al-Islamiyyah.
The event witnessed large crowds of women and girls of all ages, who listened to the guest speaker Zaina Al Zaben. She started her speech by addressing the importance of women taking care of their health, through regular checkups to ensure they don’t have Endometriosis, which cannot be easily diagnosed.
Dr Salma Kayani, Head of OBGYN Department, presented a lecture on the disease explaining the importance of early detection; she said “Large number of patients don’t have any idea of the disease, which is very serious and dangerous because Endometriosis affects health and fertility.”
Dr Kayani pointed out that, “Endometriosis has several treatment options from medicines to surgery, according to each patient’s case.”
She emphasized that, “Cure for Endometriosis is possible, but raised the point that the disease can evolve into cancer, if left undiagnosed.”
Dr Kayani praised Taiba Hospital’s efforts in raising awareness as the first hospital in the Middle East for taking an official stand in facing Endometriosis, and she highly appreciated the hospital’s care and support given to women facing this chronic disease.
At the event, one of Dr Kayani’s patients shared her experience in dealing with Endometriosis. She thanked Taiba Hospital and Dr Salma Kayani for their personalized and professional attention.
She had a complicated case that she could eventually find relief from, after a long journey of suffering, and she advised the other women to get themselves checked and receive early treatment to avoid complications.
Dr Kayani then welcomed questions from the audience and answered them, highlighting all aspects of disease.
On behalf of Taiba Hospital, the Deputy CEO Rashid Al-Fadalah thanked Dr Kayani and Zaben, adding, “Taiba Hospital is committed to its core values of supporting and raising awareness of Endometriosis by bringing the World Million Women March to the Middle East for the last 4 years.”
He added, “Taiba Hospital will never compromise in doing our best in offering the best cures from around the world, because women’s health is our priority and it is our responsibility to keep them healthy.”
The participants also marched at the venue, in support of the World Million Women March to raise awareness about Endometriosis, and took group photos to commemorate the event.
Dr Salma Kayani, Consultant and Head of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department & Director of Endometriosis Center at Taiba Hospital, is the Kuwait Chair for Endometriosis. She has been formally trained in the medical and surgical treatment of Endometriosis by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RCOG).
She is internationally recognized and is an authority on Endometriosis with many international publications. She is among the pioneers who developed Endometriosis services in the UK and has been providing this state-of-the-art service in Kuwait for the last four and a half years.
In 2013, Dr Salma together with the support of Taiba Hospital Senior Management established a dedicated medical and surgical service of an international standard for the treatment of Endometriosis, which was recognized by leading world organizations.