{"id":7471,"date":"2025-10-12T13:01:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T10:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.comed.uobaghdad.edu.iq\/?p=7471"},"modified":"2025-10-12T13:01:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T10:01:50","slug":"together-against-cancer-a-purple-campaign-from-baghdad-college-of-medicine-to-raise-awareness-and-promote-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.comed.uobaghdad.edu.iq\/?p=7471","title":{"rendered":"Together Against Cancer: A Purple Campaign from Baghdad College of Medicine to Raise Awareness and Promote Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Under the patronage of Professor Dr. Ameen Abdul Hassan Mani&#8217; Al-Alwani, Dean of the College of Medicine \u2013 University of Baghdad, and in collaboration with the Gynecologic Oncology Team at Baghdad Teaching Hospital, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology organized an extensive awareness initiative that included both a ceremony and a scientific symposium under the theme:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether We Protect Ourselves from Cancer\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This event was held in observance of Gynecologic Oncology Awareness Month, with the participation of faculty members, students, physicians, and those concerned with public health.<\/p>\n<p>A Message in Purple: Launching a Sustainable Campaign<\/p>\n<p>In his opening remarks, Dean Al-Alwani emphasized:<\/p>\n<p>&gt; \u201cToday we begin with the color purple, the color of hope, strength, and courage. 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