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Dr. Shaikha Sami Abushaikha

As the Cancer Program Manager in the Public Health Care Corporation in Qatar Dr. Shaikha Abu Shaikha plays a vital role in implementing the national population based breast and bowel cancer screening. Her mandate is to expand preventive and community-based care and its objective is to take this message to a wider audience and connect more effectively with the public. She spares no effort to work closely with medical professionals, social workers and communities at all levels to encourage preventative measures for breast and bowel cancer.

Starting out with a Doctor of Medicine (MD) Degree from the Arabian Gulf University, she specialized in Community Health and Preventive Medicine and passed the Arab Board certification in 2010. This equipped her to take on senior positions with Primary Health Care Corporation as Manager Special Care services Program and later as Manager of Cancer Programs.

In her role as Cancer Program Manager Dr. Shaikha believes that the public needs to get a deeper understanding of the value of early screening which can lead to successful treatment. She is known as the driving force behind PHCC’s ‘Screen for Life’ program which works in tandem with Qatar’s National Cancer Strategy.

Dr. Shaikha has a Master’s Degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in health care management.