Sharjah: Pink Caravan, the pan-UAE breast cancer awareness initiative by the Friends of Cancer Patients (FOCP) will visit 10 companies to mark the international breast Cancer awareness month which falls on October.
A team of professional medical practitioners will visit the 10 companies during the month to offer free screenings and awareness lectures to visitors and employees.
Pink Caravan’s medical teams will provide free screenings for one day at each corporate location – each corporation is chosen for their commitment and initiative to support cancer awareness.
The visits will also aim to educate attendees on the importance of regular self-examination as a precaution against breast cancer. Apart from medical awareness, all corporations will be actively involved in raising funds internally throughout the month of October and donating to Pink Caravan.
Commenting on the campaign, Secretary General of FOCP and Head of the Pink Caravan’s Medical and Awareness committee, Dr Sawsan Al Madhi, said, “The goal of our corporate wellness days and free public examinations is to encourage a higher number of people to visit treatment centres and to educate them on how to conduct self-examinations on a regular basis.
The wellness days will be hosted by MBC group, Marks & Spencer, Coca Cola, Dubal, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Pepsico and others.
