WSP hosts Pink Caravan breast cancer screenings at Sharjah office

WSP and AES brought the Pink Caravan mobile clinic to WSP’s Sharjah site on October 7, giving employees free breast cancer screenings during the workday. The event screened 43 employees and is part of a broader push to make early detection easier across the UAE.

Why it matters: - Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the UAE. - Early detection improves survival rates sharply. - On-site screening removes the need for employees to book time away from work and travel to a clinic. - Employers in the UAE can host Pink Caravan mobile clinics at their workplaces.

What happened: - WSP and its employee benefits consultancy AES hosted the Pink Caravan mobile clinic at WSP’s Sharjah site on October 7. - Employees received free breast cancer screening during the working day. - The event included a breast cancer awareness session on early detection, symptom recognition and self-examination. - A doctor performed clinical breast examinations on site. - A second doctor conducted mammograms aboard the mobile clinic. - The clinic screened 43 employees in total.

The details: - Pink Caravan is an initiative of Friends of Cancer Patients, a UAE non-profit. - Friends of Cancer Patients has run the campaign since 2011. - Pink Caravan mobile clinics tour the UAE through October. - The campaign offers free clinical breast examinations and mammograms to men and women across the UAE through fixed and mobile clinics. - Employees did not need to leave the workplace to get screened. - AES said prevention and early detection are central to its approach, and that bringing screenings to the workplace reduces barriers to care. - Rehan Ali, Associate Director - Integrated Construction Leadership and Wellbeing Lead at WSP, said the company wanted to make trusted information and screening more accessible during the working day. - Damien Walsh, Managing Director of AES Employee Benefits Consultancy, said taking away cost and access barriers helps people act sooner.

Between the lines: - The event fits a broader workplace health trend: employers are increasingly using benefit programs and on-site services to turn health campaigns into direct action. - Pink Caravan’s workplace model makes screening more convenient, which can matter more than awareness alone when people delay preventive care. - The collaboration also gives WSP and AES a visible role in Breast Cancer Awareness Month beyond messaging and internal communications.

What's next: - Pink Caravan mobile clinics will continue touring the UAE through October. - Employers can apply directly with Friends of Cancer Patients to host a mobile clinic at their workplace. - The campaign will keep expanding access to free screenings through both mobile and fixed clinic options.

The bottom line: - WSP’s Sharjah screening day shows how workplace partnerships can convert awareness into immediate access, which is the point of early detection campaigns.