Oryx Rotana and QCS Mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month

As part of October Breast Cancer Awareness month, a worldwide annual campaign involving thousands of organizations, to highlight the importance of being educated about breast cancer as well as proper research, Oryx Rotana, the five-star luxury business hotel in town, has launched series of initiatives to raise consciousness about the importance of early detection to the community.

Under Oryx Rotana’s Corporate Social Responsibility umbrella, the hotel is joining hands with  Qatar Cancer Society “QCS“ in “Walk to Support” event on October 25th, under ‘Blossom‘  campaign that the charity launched to raise  awareness  about this disease and remind the importance of early detection.

According to the latest Qatar National Cancer Registry (QNCR) - Ministry of Public Health in Qatar, in 2016 there were 266 breast cancer newly diagnosed cases in the country, 3% of all newly diagnosed cases in the same year were males, 97% were females whereas 25.94% of the newly diagnosed cases in the same year were Qataris and 74.06% non-Qataris.

Furthermore, the hotel organized different activities for its employees and hotel guests such as Breast Cancer lecture, free Pink Zumba class arranged by Bodylines Fitness & Wellness Club, Saturday Lazy Pink Brunch at ‘The Cellar’, Oryx Rotana’s award-winning restaurant while the ‘Sky Lounge’ has introduced several menu items in pink throughout the month.