The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), the lead agency of the national Breast and Bowel Screening Programme, ‘Screen for Life’, has opened the third screening facility this month, marking a significant milestone in expanding its cancer screening reach to Qatar’s wider community.
The mammography suite at the Rawdat Al Khail Health Centre is open between 7am and 3.30pm, and the bowel screening rooms operate between 7am and 9pm. Patients are requested to call the dedicated call centre, 8001112, to book appointments in advance to avoid waiting.
The opening of the new dedicated screening suite within the Rawdat Al Khail Health Centre, follows that of the Leabaib Health Centre and Al Wakra Breast & Bowel Cancer Screening Centre earlier this year, in addition to the introduction of PHCC’s Mobile Screening Unit.
Dr Mariam Ali Abdulmalik, managing director, PHCC, said the opening of the third screening centre in the space of 11 months is testament to the considerable achievements the ‘Screen For Life’ programme has made this year.
This new achievement falls under PHCC’s strategy on the operational and services levels that aim at expanding its geographical reach to Qatar’s wider community
“There has been a significant push over the past few months, especially during October’s Cancer Awareness Month, to drive further knowledge about the benefits of screening and I congratulate the whole team for their efforts.”
“Designed with patient comfort and convenience in mind, the screening suite resembles what you would expect from a spa. Featuring a mammography room and two separate consult rooms for bowel screening education, visitors can feel at ease with trained nurses on hand to offer guidance and assistance through the screening process.
“Women aged 45 years to 69 with no symptoms are encouraged to receive breast cancer screening through mammography, and both men and women aged 50 to 74 years, again with no symptoms, should receive bowel cancer screening.”
The waiting room at the mammography suite at the Rawdat Al Khail Health Centre.
