Professional Documents
Culture Documents
national
and
international projects,
assessment and improvement of medical
education. The activities of students
working in SCORA concentrate on
promotion of widely prevalent health
reproductive issues, prevention of HIV and
STIs, maternal health, fight against all
forms of stigma and discrimination
towards PLWHA (People Living With HIV)
and respecting gender equality. The
projects are a little different in each
country, but mostly we have the same
basis: interactive methods to get people
involved and to get them thinking. We
focus on creating innovating ways to
educate our peers and the community. At
the end of the day, it is our duty to draw
attention to reproductive health concerns
in the UAE.
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Our work will revolve around issues such as breast & other gynaecological cancers,
prostate and testicular cancer, HIV/AIDS, sexual health, STDs, infertility, and maternal/infant
health. Due to the culture in UAE, which is completely different from the Western society,
raising awareness about sexual health and STDs will be quite difficult. Therefore we can limit
the discussion of such issues to medical students and healthcare professionals.
Campaigns in UAE that SCORA can be a part of:
The Dubai Health Authority conducts Prostate Cancer educational campaigns every year
in September. This year it was in Dubai Hospital.
DHA's Blood Donation Drive (january is the blood donor month)
Breast Cancer Screening drive at Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi (october)
Pink Caravan 2014 - Riding for Courage (october)
Safe & Sound: Burjuman's Breast Cancer Awareness Program
Cervical Cancer campaigns at Dubai London Clinic and Specialty Hospital (november but the Official Cervical Cancer Month is January)
HAAD + Emirates Medical Association: Think Again - Cervical
Cancer Campaign (november)
UNICEF HIV/AIDS Awareness Program in UAE (december)
Events that SCORA can focus on:
Cervical Health Awareness - January
Endometriosis Awareness March
International Womens Day (in collaboration with SCORP)
STDs Education and Awareness - April ------> only among medical students and
healthcare providers
Teen Pregnancy Prevention - May ----> Not applicable to UAE
AIDS Awareness - June
Gynaecological Cancer Awareness - September
Menopause Awareness - September
Ovarian Cancer Awareness - September
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Awareness - September
Prostate Cancer - September
Breast Cancer Awareness - October
Campaign for Healthier babies - October
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness - October
World AIDS Day - 1st December
Infertility - anytime during the year