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Activities

In 2007, KHCF and KHCC were entrusted to lead the first national breast cancer program, Jordan Breast Cancer Program (JBCP), in partnership with the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders. The main objectives of the program are to reduce morbidity and mortality from breast cancer through awareness campaigns, early detection and access to screening for all women in Jordan in order to shift the current state of diagnosis to the early stages of the disease, when it is most curable with high survival rates.

JBCP’s operations are managed by an executive board led by KHCC and KHCF which provides its direction and ensures the implementation of action plans. HRH Princess Dina Mired, Director General of KHCF and Dr. Mahmoud Sarhan, Director General of KHCC, together chair the Jordan Breast Cancer Committee and the Executive Board.

In 2010, the King Hussein Cancer Center and the American University of Beirut Medical Center signed an MOU to create a joint program in research.

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