07 November 2014 - In line with the Breast Cancer Awareness Month every October, the Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi provided free mammogram services to the Filipino community in Abu Dhabi in cooperation with the Tawam Hospital in Al Ain, which brought their mobile health imaging services vehicle on October 30 at the premises of the Embassy.

 Obtaining a clear picture of the breast from a mammogram is important to help specially trained doctors decide if any of the changes are likely to be breast cancer.

 A team from Tawam Hospital which included a technician and a nurse provided the Mobile Health Imaging Services.

 The registration of the participants who availed of the said mammogram service was done through electronic registration from a laptop which was directly linked to the Tawam Hospital system. The results of the test will be relayed to the concerned individuals.

 Embassy personnel, Filipino community and the distressed Filipino workers currently sheltered at the Embassy’s Migrant Workers and Other Filipinos Resource Center (MWOFRC) availed of the free mobile mammogram services. They were extremely grateful for the opportunity to have the service free-of-charge and expressed hope that the free mammogram would be available again in the future.

 The free mammogram service was arranged by the Embassy following the successful lecture and free physical breast screening conducted on October 11 at Holiday Inn Hotel, Abu Dhabi given by Dr. Afra Mohamed Al Marri, Consultant Breast Surgeon at the Breast Care Center, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, U.A.E.

 Tawam Hospital is one of the largest hospitals in the U.A.E. and is a national referral center for oncology services. END