Markaz holds breast cancer awareness lecture

Reinforcing the importance of screening during breast cancer awareness month, Kuwait Financial Centre “Markaz” held an awareness lecture for its female employees, in collaboration with Taiba Hospital. 

The awareness lecture falls in line with Markaz’s CSR strategy and one of its key pillars, Building Human Capacity, and supporting overall health awareness. The initiative also reinforces the importance of Markaz’s role across the communities in which it operates, to promote a health driven culture across all segments. 

The interactive educational lecture was presented by Dr. Laila AlZaghal AlMajali, an Obstetrics & Gynecology Consultant at Taiba Hospital. Dr. AlMajali highlighted the most important information about breast cancer, including its causes, most common symptoms, preventive measures to reduce risk, and the various types of available treatments. 

The lecture presented Markaz’s team with the opportunity to address any questions they had in relation to the disease and women’s health in general, where Dr. AlMajali reaffirmed the importance of regular periodic screening.  

Commenting on this initiative, Vice President- Media & Communications at Markaz, Sondos Saad said, “At Markaz, we strongly believe that early detection and regular screening for breast cancer is indeed a life saving act. Year after year, we realize the importance of raising awareness and encouraging women of all ages to take the time to get screened. As a beneficiary of this lecture, I truly appreciate the effort made to bring this together and the value it brought to us all”. 

According to World Health Organization statistics in 2020, the most common type of cancer is breast cancer, marking more than 2.2 million cases. To that effect, Markaz offered its employees a special discount on mammograms, to encourage periodic screening for early detection of breast cancer.