Doha: Al Khalij Commercial Bank (al khaliji) launched ‘al khaliji Wears PINK’ initiative in a special breast cancer awareness campaign.
In early October, the bank collaborated with Qatar Cancer Society to conduct an interactive session on breast cancer awareness and prevention for its female employees.
The bank’s support to Breast Cancer Awareness Month aimed to alert women about risk reduction and early detection.
World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that Qatar has been diagnosing yearly up to 140 breast cancer cases since 2010. However, the disease remains a social stigma for some segments of society in Doha. The bank’s approach, which has received a good response from employees, is to increase positive impact on the Qatari community.
The Peninsula
