Samia al-Amoudi
Samia al-Amoudi is a Saudi Arabian consultant obstetrician and gynecologist. She is an associate professor at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, and head of the Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Al-Amoudi Center of Excellence in breast cancer. She is best known for her work in raising breast cancer awareness, after she was herself diagnosed with the disease.
Life
In 1981 Samia al-Amoudi was among the first women to graduate in medicine from King Abdulaziz University.
In April 2006 she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was the first Saudi woman to write publicly about her experience of the disease, raising awareness across the Arab world.[1]
In March 2007 she was a recipient of the first International Women of Courage Award, an award presented by the United States Department of State.[2]
Works
- Breast cancer: break the silence, 2007.
References
- ^ Dr. Samia Al-Amoudi at the Breast Health Global Initiative
- ^ Secretary of State Confers the First International Women of Courage Awards, 7 March 2007. Accessed 2 April 2013.
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