Biography:Hania Morsi Fadl
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| Alma mater | Alexandria University |
Hania Morsi Fadl is a Sudanese radiologist and the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Khartoum Breast Cancer Centre.
Early life and education
Fadl graduated from Alexandria University in 1970.[1]
Career
Fadl practised medicine in Sudan for four years before moving to the United Kingdom on a government scholarship.[2] She specialised in diagnostic radiology, working for several years at St Bartholomew's Hospital.[3] In 1987 she was appointed as a consultant in radiology in Birmingham.[3] She joined the National Breast Cancer Screening Program as a consultant in Charing Cross Hospital in 1990, and remained here until 2008.[3] She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists.[4]
In 2008 Fadl established the Khartoum Breast Cancer Centre, a not-for-profit facility that provides screening and diagnostic services to vulnerable women.[3] She was one of the first radiologists in Sudan, and the first to diagnose breast cancer.[5] The centre was supported by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.[6] The centre is the only one of its kind in the Horn of Africa, and offers subsidised and often free treatment.[6] Staff from the centre go to schools and universities to raise awareness, giving lectures and teaching young women how to self-examine.[6] They use medical equipment purchased from General Electric, which was impacted by America's economic sanctions on Sudan.[4] In 2015, the US embargo against Sudan resulted in Fadl lobbying the US government for ten weeks to repair the only digital mammography machine in the country.[7] The sanctions impact the types of chemotherapy drugs that the centre can offer and result in surgeons relying on non-calibrated anesthesia machines.[7][8][9]
Fadl was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 Birthday Honours,"For services to improving healthcare for women in Sudan".[2][10][11][12] That year she was also awarded an Order of Distinction from Omer Hassan Al-Bashir.[2] Fadl was awarded a Social Leadership Award at the London Arabia Organization's Arab Women of the Year 2017 awards.[13][14][15][16] In 2018 she was interviewed by the World Association for Sustainable Development.[1] In February 2018 OkayAfrica recognised Fadl as one of Africa's Top 100 women.[2][17]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD) (2018-01-02), Interview with Dr. Hania Morsi Fadl - OBE (Order of The British Empire), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xLA_ZLvIEY, retrieved 2018-07-09
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Dr. Hania Morsi Fadl" (in en-US). OKAYAFRICA's 100 WOMEN. https://100women.okayafrica.com/stem-articles/2018/2/28/dr-hania-morsi-fadl.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Dr. Hania Morsi Fadl » Network – World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD)" (in en-GB). http://www.wasd.org.uk/network/name/hania-fadl/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pham, J. Peter (2015-05-28). "The Human Cost of America's Not-So-Smart Sudan Sanctions" (in en-US). https://www.huffingtonpost.com/j-peter-pham/the-human-cost-of-america_b_7459494.html.
- ↑ "A Spotlight on the Winners of the Arab Women of the Year Awards 2017" (in en). About Her. 2017-12-08. http://www.abouther.com/node/6891/people/leading-ladies/spotlight-winners-arab-women-year-awards-2017.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Meet the woman who runs the only breast cancer clinic in Sudan" (in en-GB). The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/world-cancer-day-meet-the-woman-fighting-disease-and-taboos-in-sudans-only-breast-cancer-clinic-a6853466.html.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "You are being redirected...". http://msmagazine.com/blog/2016/12/20/breast-cancer-warrior/.
- ↑ Pham, J. Peter. "Pham on Sudanese Sanctions" (in en-gb). Atlantic Council. http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/news/in-the-news/pham-on-sudanese-sanctions.
- ↑ "Sudan - a rapidly emerging opportunity" (in en-GB). https://www.strategyinternational.co.uk/programme/2017/2/22/sudan-a-rapidly-emerging-opportunity.
- ↑ "2015: Highlights of UK in Sudan by UK in Sudan on Exposure" (in en). https://uk-in-sudan.exposure.co/2015-highlights-of-uk-in-sudan.
- ↑ "Hania MORSI FADL". https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2348489.
- ↑ Association, Press (2015-06-12). "Queen's birthday honours list 2015: Diplomatic" (in en). https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/12/queens-birthday-honours-list-2015-diplomatic.
- ↑ "A Sudanese Among Arab Women Of The Year| Sudanow Magazine" (in en). http://www.sudanow-magazine.net/page.php?mainId=&subId=25&Id=296.
- ↑ "Eleven outstanding Arab Women awarded in London". http://www.radionisaa.ps/page.php?id=79e4by499275Y79e4b.
- ↑ "Saudi women shine at Arab Women of the Year awards in London" (in en). Arab News. 2017-12-01. http://www.arabnews.com/node/1202116/offbeat.
- ↑ "A Spotlight on the Winners of the Arab Women of the Year Awards 2017" (in en). About Her. 2017-12-08. http://www.abouther.com/node/6891/people/leading-ladies/spotlight-winners-arab-women-year-awards-2017.
- ↑ "Martin Amidu, Mensa Otabil, Kofi Annan make 2018 100 Most Reputable Africans" (in en). https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Martin-Amidu-Mensa-Otabil-Kofi-Annan-make-2018-100-Most-Reputable-Africans-634029.
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