Healthcare | Sunday 13 March, 2016 12:14 pm |

The Pink Caravan Ride, taking place from March 07-17, continues today (Sunday) its mission of spreading their message of hope about breast cancer and the awareness of the benefits of its early detection, on the sixth day of the ride, kicking off at 10:00 am from Kempinski Hotel in Ajman and heading to Al Qasba in Sharjah to arrive at 4:00 pm.

Mobile medical clinics are open to the public from all nationalities, offering free breast cancer early detection services from 09:00 am to 07:00 pm, in different cities across the UAE. Today, the medical clinics are at Al Manama and Al Mizhar Health Centers and at Sheikh Khalifa Hospital in Ajman, while the mammogram mobile clinic will operate at Umm Al Momineen Association.

The daily operating fixed clinic at Al Majaz Waterfront in Sharjah is open to the public, during the 10 days of the ride, offering free breast cancer examinations and answer questions and enquiries about breast cancer protection methods from 04:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

Since scientific facts proved that 98% of early detected breast cancer cases are treated successfully and completely cured, Pink Caravan is calling for all UAE community; both women and men across the country to take advantage of the free integrated Medical services offered by its medical clinics and to contribute to the fight against breast cancer through encouraging their family members and friends to undergo these free examinations.

Pink Caravan Ride (PCR) is a pan-UAE breast cancer awareness initiative of Friends of Cancer patients (FoCP), launched under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah and under the directive of His Wife Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Founder and Patron of Friends of Cancer Patients. Under the slogan “Soldiers of Pink Hope”, the ride aims to spread awareness about breast cancer and about the importance of early detection as well as it offers free clinical examinations and screenings all across the UAE.