Mental health awareness forum for early cancer detection

Abu Dhabi (WAM)

The Emirates Red Crescent Authority, at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, organized a mental health awareness forum for early detection of cancer, under the slogan “A Step Toward Safety,” in the presence of His Excellency Dr. Hamdan Musallam Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the group. The Board of Directors of the Emirates Red Crescent Authority, Rashid Mubarak Al Mansouri, Secretary-General, and Deputy Secretary-General and officers, and staff and volunteers of the Authority, with the participation of several consultants, experts and experts in the field this.
The forum addressed a number of topics related to the importance of mental health, awareness, and early detection of cancer, including highlighting the need for regular self-examination and periodic screening, including signs and symptoms of cancer, and encouraging consultation with a doctor when noticed. any unusual changes, as well as the importance of psychological and social support for those affected and their families, and others.
In his opening speech, Rashid Al Mansouri emphasized that the forum is being held to exchange ideas, opinions and experiences about the best methods and standards to increase mental health awareness, prevention and early detection of cancer, and prevent its spread, highlighting the health and mental challenges this disease poses to those affected, their families and society as a whole.
He said: “The forum is part of the initiatives carried out by the Emirates Red Crescent Authority, to support and support the efforts made at the national level, in the field of health awareness and education, and to everything that would contribute to achieving community safety, showing that the Authority is making great efforts in this area.” Local, to strengthen the capacity of the local community in these vital areas.
Al Mansouri explained that the forum includes the interest of our national authority in human health, which is at the heart of the development process.
Dr. Salem Al-Nar Al Shehhi, a member of the Emirates Cancer Society, also at the forum about the role of the family in caring for the patient, and Dr. Asma bint Mana Al Otaiba, an entrepreneur and member of the Emirates Society spoke Cancer, on the role of volunteering and its importance in improving the psychological state of cancer patients, and Sumaya Saif Al Kaabi, an inspiration and cancer survivor, spoke about her experience with the disease from diseases to recover, thank God,. and how she overcame the health challenges she faced in this regard.