page_title: Samia al-Amoudi
hierarchical_section_title: Samia al-Amoudi
caption_attribution_description: English: 2007 International Women of Courage Award
context_page_description: Samia al-Amoudi is a Saudi Arabian consultant obstetrician and gynecologist. She is the 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. She was also the first woman from the Gulf Cooperation Council to win a seat at the Union for International Cancer Control board.
context_section_description: Samia al-Amoudi is a Saudi Arabian consultant obstetrician and gynecologist. She is the 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. She was also the first woman from the Gulf Cooperation Council to win a seat at the Union for International Cancer Control board.
caption: al-Amoudi in Washington, D.C. with Paula Dobriansky, under secretary of state for democracy and global affairs, March 7, 2007
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