Qatar Cancer Society representatives with a cancer survivor.
Doha, Qatar: Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) held the “I am a survivor, and I will inspire you with my story” campaign to support, empower and advocate for people living with cancer and provide them with psychological and societal support throughout June, global awareness month for people living with the disease.
The campaign focused this year on the sustainable programme “Together We Can” to emphasise the concept and importance of community advocacy for this group in various environments, especially the work environment and the educational environment.
The campaign also included many events, activities, and direct and virtual awareness workshops, most notably a visit to patients at the National Center for Cancer Care and Research, a “Together We Can” workshop targeted social workers in schools; and others that targeted health, safety, and human resources officials in institutions, in addition to publishing stories of hope for some of those recovering from cancer; awareness campaigns through social media platforms, and several television interviews to advocate for patients and raise awareness of their issues.
Dana Mansour at QCS said that the campaign “I am a survivor, and I will inspire you with my story” was launched as a sustainable initiative within the psychological and community support programmes offered by QCS, which would present more positive images of people living with the disease. QCS has launched many sustainable programmes targeting people living with cancer, and all of them aim to achieve a package of goals, the most important of which is identifying the unique needs of cancer patients, survivors, and their families, helping patients deal with the side effects of cancer treatment, and providing patients, survivors and their families with information about available services in Qatar.
The awareness campaigns also provide information and advice to maintain a healthy lifestyle and improve the physical and psychological capabilities of patients and survivors to practice their daily life activities as much as possible, improving the quality of life for patients, survivors, and their families during the treatment period and beyond to overcome the effects associated with the disease and its treatment and help them reactivate their role in society after treatment.
