Good Practices and Innovations in Public Governance 2003-2011

Good Practices and InnovATIONS in Public Governance
Western Asia
Oman
2011 Category 5 — 2nd Place Winner
Initiative:
872 – National Associates for Cancer Awareness
Institution:
Mobile Mammography Unit
Description
The National Association for Cancer Awareness (Naca) introduced the Mobile Mammography
Unit (MMU) which offers an alternative to hospital-based radiological
facilities, and has an all-female staff of technologists. Not all women had access to
breast cancer screening and cancer education due to travel distance, time, and high
costs. Furthermore, many women were not aware of the importance of screening, nor
accepted such an intrusion of privacy. MMU travels the country offering time efficient,
easy-access, and free services that include mammography screening and educational
information on all cancers out to all women 40 years and above. The Unit is
equipped with a digital mammography machine and a stabilizing system and complies
with all WHO regulations.
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