For the second year running, cancer specialists from across MENA gathered in Jordan to attend the ‘Hikma Cancer Network – Middle East and North Africa Forum’, organised in collaboration with the Department of Leukemia at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
2 October 2019
Sustainability
The two-day forum attracted more than 200 regional cancer specialists and key opinion leaders and provided education sessions and opportunities to share information about the latest advances in cancer treatments. This forum reflects our dedication to ensuring that medical professionals across the MENA region are sharing best medical practices and the latest advances in the field of cancer.
“We are delighted to be expanding on the success of last year’s forum, in cooperation with the respected Department of Leukemia at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. This forum reflects our dedication to ensuring that medical professionals across the MENA region are sharing best medical practices and the latest in the field of cancer treatment, which in turn, allows us to continue to pursue our mission of putting ‘better health, within reach, every day’.”
Attending the event, our Executive Vice Chairman and President of MENA, Mazen Darwazah, remarked,
“The purpose of this annual conference is to expand our knowledge and allow us to serve our patients better and to develop a solid infrastructure for cancer research in the MENA region.”
Forum Chairperson Professor Hagop Kantarijan, Chairman of the Department of Leukemia at MD Anderson Cancer Centre, University of Texas, added,