The Directorate of Student Affairs, Female Campus organized a National Breast Cancer Awareness Seminar in collaboration with the Department of Biological Sciences at Female Campus of International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI).
The objective of the seminar was to create awareness and address the stigma linked to the symptoms and treatment of breast cancer. The month of October has been marked as “Pinktober” across the world. To mark the day to raise awareness at the university, participants wore pink ribbons, while pamphlets containing information about symptoms and methods of self-examination were distributed among all students, teachers, and other academic and non-academic female participants. Posters and banners were displayed on prominent places of the female campus and an awareness desk was also established at the main entrance of Fatima Block to disseminate awareness material.
Dr. Samina Naeem Khalid, Director of Reproductive Health Research Center, Islamabad and consultant World Health Organization (WHO), who has an extensive experience of intensive work with Government & Development Agencies on various health projects was the keynote speaker of seminar. On this occasion being skilled in teaching, training, and research, she sensitized the audience about the disease. Dr. Samina urged all women that routine checkups, diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment of the disease along with modern technology were necessary.
In the end, Dr. Sumayya Chughtai, Students Advisor, Female campus thanked the guest speaker for her valuable contribution, and the organizing team including Dr. Shaheen, Dr. Nyla Rafique, Deputy Students’ Advisor and department of Biological Sciences for jointly organizing such a useful activity. Senior faculty members and a large number of female students attended the seminar.