Institutional development · Student experience, equity and outcomes · Iraq
University of Kufa medical college runs breast cancer early-detection campaign for women
The University of Kufa's College of Medicine held a volunteer campaign on early breast cancer detection for its female students and staff, timed to the global breast cancer awareness month.
Why it matters: Female students and female staff at the University of Kufa's College of Medicine were the intended audience for the campaign's information on early detection and examination methods.
The University of Kufa said its College of Medicine organised a voluntary awareness campaign on the early detection of breast cancer, run by the Women's Affairs Unit together with the Student Activities Division.
According to the university, the campaign was held to coincide with the global breast cancer awareness month.
The university said the campaign aimed to raise health awareness among the college's female students and female staff about the role of early detection in prevention and early treatment, and to familiarise participants with examination methods.
Editor’s view
Rachel Smith, Students and International Editor
The campaign was directed at the female students and female staff of the University of Kufa's College of Medicine, with the stated aim of informing them about early breast cancer detection and examination methods during the awareness month.
