Hania Morsi Fadl

OBE
Hania Morsi Fadl speaking
Alma materAlexandria University
OccupationDiagnostic radiology
Known forWomen's health activism
Spouse
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(m. 1973, divorced)​
Children3, including Hadeel Ibrahim
Honours
Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists

Hania Morsi Fadl OBE is a Sudanese-British radiologist and the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Khartoum Breast Cancer Centre.

Early life and education

Fadl graduated from Alexandria University in 1970.[1]

Career

Fadl practised medicine in Sudan for four years before moving to the United Kingdom on a government scholarship.[2] She specialised in diagnostic radiology, working for several years at St Bartholomew's Hospital.[3] In 1987 she was appointed as a consultant in radiology in Birmingham.[3] She joined the National Breast Cancer Screening Program as a consultant in Charing Cross Hospital in 1990, and remained there until 2008.[3] She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists.[4]

Health activism in Sudan

In 2008 Fadl established the Khartoum Breast Cancer Centre, a not-for-profit facility that provides screening and diagnostic services to vulnerable women.[3] She was one of the first radiologists in Sudan, and the first to diagnose breast cancer.[5] The centre was supported by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.[6] The centre is the only one of its kind in the Horn of Africa, and offers subsidised and often free treatment.[6] Staff from the centre go to schools and universities to raise awareness, giving lectures and teaching young women how to self-examine.[6] They use medical equipment purchased from General Electric, which was impacted by America's economic sanctions on Sudan.[4] In 2015, the US embargo against Sudan resulted in Fadl lobbying the US government for ten weeks to repair the only digital mammography machine in the country.[7] The sanctions impact the types of chemotherapy drugs that the centre can offer and result in surgeons relying on non-calibrated anesthesia machines.[7][8][9]

Honours

Fadl was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 Birthday Honours,"For services to improving healthcare for women in Sudan".[2][10][11][12] That year she was also awarded an Order of Distinction from Omer Hassan Al-Bashir.[2] Fadl was awarded a Social Leadership Award at the London Arabia Organization's Arab Women of the Year 2017 awards.[13][14][15][16] In 2018 she was interviewed by the World Association for Sustainable Development.[1] In February 2018 OkayAfrica recognised Fadl as one of Africa's Top 100 women.[2][17]

References

  1. 1 2 World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD) (2018-01-02), Interview with Dr. Hania Morsi Fadl - OBE (Order of The British Empire), retrieved 2018-07-09
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Dr. Hania Morsi Fadl". OKAYAFRICA's 100 WOMEN. Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Dr. Hania Morsi Fadl » Network – World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD)". www.wasd.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  4. 1 2 Pham, J. Peter (2015-05-28). "The Human Cost of America's Not-So-Smart Sudan Sanctions". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  5. ↑ "A Spotlight on the Winners of the Arab Women of the Year Awards 2017". About Her. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  6. 1 2 3 "Meet the woman who runs the only breast cancer clinic in Sudan". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  7. 1 2 "You are being redirected..." msmagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  8. ↑ Pham, J. Peter. "Pham on Sudanese Sanctions". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  9. ↑ "Sudan - a rapidly emerging opportunity". Strategy International. Archived from the original on 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  10. ↑ "2015: Highlights of UK in Sudan by UK in Sudan on Exposure". Exposure. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  11. ↑ "Hania MORSI FADL". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  12. ↑ "Queen's birthday honours list 2015: Diplomatic". the Guardian. Press Association. 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  13. ↑ "A Sudanese Among Arab Women Of The Year| Sudanow Magazine". www.sudanow-magazine.net. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  14. ↑ "Eleven outstanding Arab Women awarded in London". www.radionisaa.ps. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  15. ↑ "Saudi women shine at Arab Women of the Year awards in London". Arab News. 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  16. ↑ "A Spotlight on the Winners of the Arab Women of the Year Awards 2017". About Her. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  17. ↑ "Martin Amidu, Mensa Otabil, Kofi Annan make 2018 100 Most Reputable Africans". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
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