Senior HMC Leader Appointed to Prestigious World Health Organization Body

Dr. Einas Al Kuwari, Chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Hamad Medical Corporation, has been appointed as a member to the prestigious Scientific Council of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

IARC is the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the main objective of the IARC is to enhance international collaboration in the research related to cancer disease. IARC also has members from 27 other countries.

Dr Al Kuwari’s term will be working with IARC for four years and she is the first from Qatar to be elected to the Council. She is also one of the six new members of the Council, which is based in Lyon, France.

Dr. Al Kuwari said: “The main responsibilities of the members of the council are the evaluation of the scientific activities of the IARC and give advice to the governing body. It also promotes international collaboration in cancer research.”

“For more than 50 years, the IARC has been making important contributions to the global fight against cancer and produces original research that is broadly acknowledged for its high quality and independence. I am honored to be able to play a role,” she added.

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