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16 Tuesday, December 15, 2020 The Last Word American soccer stars visit QF ahead of US-Qatar YoC 2021 launch Washington Spirit women’s football team inspire young members of QF community and learn about cultural heritage of Qatar and the region TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA A top American women’s football team passed on tips and inspiration to school students and young female soccer stars during a visit to Qatar Foundation (QF) ahead of the launch of the 2021 US- Qatar Year of Culture. Players from Washington Spirit have been welcomed to Doha by the US Embassy in Qatar, Qatar Museums (QM) Washington Spirit team members visited Qatar Foundation headquarters, Al Shaqab and Qatar National Library, among other places, and provided lessons to the QF girls’ football team. and Qatari Embassy in the US for a week of cultural ex- people to explore cultural tar Academy Doha – one of I think you see how Qatar portant in the way they are ing balcony at the 2015 build- insight into how the library periences and sporting activi- similarities and differences. the schools under QF’s Pre- Foundation really values this, able to just blend different ing (QF Headquarters), where preserves and promotes the ties that reflect the continu- Launched in 2013 and sup- University Education – and with its different universities cultures and allow people to they also learned about QF’s cultural heritage of Qatar and ing close ties and history of ported by QF, it showcases the QF girls’ football team, and everything being so close learn from one another, and 25-year journey of providing the region, and empowers partnership between the two Qatar’s cultural heritage to which includes players in together. It’s created an envi- that blending of cultures is re- opportunities for people to people to discover and learn. countries. a global audience and brings both mainstream and ability- ronment where building these iterated at Qatar Foundation.” realise their potential through And the players also The 2021 US-Qatar Year the culture of each year’s friendly programmes, at Oxy- bridges can take place.” Accompanied by Ma- its investment in education, toured QF’s equine and of Culture is the latest edition country partner to Qatar. gen Park. Midfielder Dorian Bailey, chaille Hassan Al Naimi, research and innovation, and equestrian centre Al Shaqab, of a QM’s cultural exchange QF played host to Wash- Washington Spirit goal- whose advice to the students president of community de- community development. one of the world-class sport- program that promotes mu- ington Spirit as its players keeper Aubrey Bledsoe said: and young female football- velopment at QF, and em- A visit to Qatar National ing facilities at Education tual understanding between got their first taste of Doha, “It’s incredibly important to ers she met at QF was “shoot bassy officials, the players Library followed, as – in the City, to find out it is ensuring Qatar and other countries, with their time at Education build bridges between coun- for the stars and do what you and team owner Steve Bald- build-up to Qatar National the proud legacy of the Ara- builds and strengthens City including meeting and tries – we all have so much love”, said: “Programmes like win were given an overview of Day – the footballing visitors bian horse breed lives on for friendship bonds and invites coaching students from Qa- to learn from each other, and the Years of Culture are im- Education City from the view- from the US capital gained an future generations. QF Tamuq’s online event Sidra Medicine team successfully mulls success strategies performs first paediatric kidney for female STEM faculty TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK transplant from deceased donor DOHA FOUR senior-level leaders from four academic institutions spoke candidly The QF entity proves ability to mobilise specialist teams to perform transplants from deceased donors about their personal experiences and success strategies for women in STEM TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK (science, technology, engineering and DOHA math) professions during a recent we- binar hosted by the Women’s Faculty Dr Yusra Mouzughi Dr Rochelle Williams FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD N was on Forum at Texas A&M University at Qa- dialysis for four years before she tar (Tamuq), a Qatar Foundation (QF) matched with a donor in Qatar. She partner university. became Sidra Medicine’s first recip- The discussion convened Dr Hanan ient of an organ from a deceased do- Farhat, founder and senior research nor, ending years of agony and the director of the Corrosion Center at the stress of living with chronic kidney HBKU’s Qatar Environment and Energy failure. Research Institute (QEERI); Dr Yusra N received a kidney from a de- Mouzughi, vice chancellor of Muscat ceased 26-year-old, whose family University in Oman and the first female gave permission to donate his or- head of a university in that country; Dr Dr Rabia Nagiub Dr Hanan Farhat gans in one of the first donation and Rabia Nagiub, associate professor in transplant procedures performed the Public Policy Programme at Doha nantly male field of mechanical engi- in Qatar since the start of the COV- Sidra Medicine team with Patient N, who received the new kidney. Institute for Graduate Studies; and Dr neering. She also said she felt overbur- ID-19 pandemic. Rochelle Williams, senior director of dened by a heavy workload and found Done in coordination with the surgery is a first for Sidra Medicine, knew we were in safe hands and this the urgency and efficiency through programmes at the National Society male colleagues less than helpful. Qatar Center for Organ Transplan- where a young person received an has been validated by the patient which we could mobilise a specialist of Black Engineers (NSBE) in the US. She persevered and completed her tation (QCOT), the organisation organ from a deceased donor, who and family approach to care they team to perform the transplanta- Tamuq faculty Dr Mary Queen and Dr teaching commitment, then later transi- works with Hamad Medical Cor- is not related to them. have shown us.” tion within a matter of hours. This Tehmina Pirzada served as moderators. tioned from the classroom to a full-time poration (HMC) and Sidra Medi- “This process of deceased or- Once the kidney was harvested is a paediatric first for Qatar and a Panellists offered their perspectives research position. cine. The new deceased donor pro- gan donation will change the face from the deceased donor at HMC, game changer for children, many of on the role of gender in faculty hiring More flexible working conditions are gramme for children is considered of organ transplantations and offer Sidra Medicine quickly mobilised whom are unsuccessful in finding and promotion; strategies to attract a likely to help employers attract women a medical emergency, with donor hope for many children and young its specialist paediatric nephrology, living kidney donors.” more diverse pool of women faculty ap- to STEM careers, panellists noted. Mou- suitability decided on an immediate people suffering from chronic organ urology transplant surgeons and N’s mother continued, “My plicants; and how male colleagues can zughi said, “Prospective employees want basis. If the recipient is a paediatric failure.” coordinators, clinical pharmacists, family and I are very thankful to support recruitment and retention of to know how flexible you can make a kidney patient, QCOT works with N’s mother said, “My daughter operating room and anaesthesia the transplant team and the whole women faculty. role. A more welcoming work environ- HMC to harvest the organ from the has a long history with autoimmune team, paediatric ICU to receive the management at Sidra Medicine for “One of the major points panellists ment engages women to apply and stay. deceased donor and preserve it be- disease and kidney failure. She was organ and immediately rushed N the excellent treatment and care made was that we aren’t just women, There should be transparency about fore arranging for its safe and urgent registered with the Qatar Center for into surgery. they provided before, during and we are women from all sorts of differ- where you can take your career. Also, transfer to Sidra Medicine. Organ Transplantation and we were N’s transplantation surgery, post-transplant for my daughter. ent backgrounds, socio-economic status an institution may have family-friendly Dr Abubakr Imam, division performing dialysis, first at HMC which took three hours, was per- “These teams not only looked af- and ethnicities,” Queen said. “That, as policies, but if women are frowned upon chief of Nephrology from Sidra and then at Sidra Medicine, for al- formed at Sidra Medicine by Dr ter our physical needs but also social well as gender, always plays a big part.” for using them, that needs to be ad- Medicine, said: “Since opening our most four years before we received Pippi Salle, division chief of Urology and psychological needs. We were Women in academia face greater dressed.” hospital in November 2018, we have a call from QCOT that changed our and Dr Bruno Leslie. always included in the decision- hurdles than those in industry because Panellists offered ways male col- performed three paediatric kidney lives. While undergoing a transplant Dr Salle and Dr Leslie said, “Un- making and treatment plan which of the hierarchical nature of educational leagues can help their female counter- transplant operations at Sidra Med- is not an easy journey, the support like living donor transplantations, made us feel as part of the team and institutions, Farhat said. Among the parts, including listening and showing icine. However, those cases involved and care from the excellent team deceased donor transplantations the doctors were always available to challenges she faced in her first faculty appreciation for their work.

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