Hania Morsi Fadl

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

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

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. 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. "Dr. Hania Morsi Fadl". OKAYAFRICA's 100 WOMEN. Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  3. "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. 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. "Meet the woman who runs the only breast cancer clinic in Sudan". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  7. "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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