The Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA) and Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) participated in Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a global campaign celebrated around the world to mark Pink October and raise awareness on the importance of early detection.
Specialists from QCS led an information session where staff from QFBA, Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC), along with students and faculty from QFBA-Northumbria University, attended to learn about early detection and common misconceptions.
Breast Cancer Awareness is celebrated globally during October to raise awareness and educate the public on the leading causes of breast cancer, most vulnerable susceptible groups, preventative mechanisms, and the critical importance of early detection and mammograms.
The information session was a part of the QFBA’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme, which focuses on community-based initiatives, particularly on breast cancer and the importance of early detection. The initiative also reaffirmed the academy’s interest in supporting the community in which it operates by positively, impacting its development, as well as that of its members.
Through its CSR programme, QFBA is committed to maintaining its social and ethical responsibilities towards the community. With a continued aim to develop the nation’s human capital through educating the youth on leading issues concerning society, QFBA intends to facilitate in the development of a new generation of socially aware youth aligning with the Qatar National Vision 2030.
In recognition of QFBA’s social and ethical responsibilities, the academy and QCS agreed to organise an awareness session dedicated to cancers affecting men, to raise awareness on the causes and mechanisms of prevention, and importance of early detection and treatment methods.
QFBA takes an active role in prioritising the health awareness to the community, actively contributing to the organisation of several awareness sessions to educate its employees, staff, faculty, and students about various diseases and methods of prevention. “There is no doubt a healthy body is a reflection of a healthy mind, therefore it is crucial to maintain one’s own health to truly become capable, self-developing, and serving member to the society,” QFBA said in a statement.