Action on Diabetes (AoD), a public-private partnership initiated and funded by Maersk Oil Qatar, has successfully screened more than 100 people from Hassad Food as part of a major workplace diabetes screening programme.
The activity is a key strand of AoD’s ongoing efforts to tackle diabetes in Qatar both by educating members of the community and those at risk on the factors that contribute to the condition, and empowering them to avoid and manage it through early detection and equipping them with simple steps, tools and know-how to safeguard their health.
The screening took place at the company’s headquarters in West Bay over two days and was managed by 12 trained diabetes nurses and educators from the Supreme Council of Health, Hamad Medical Corporation and the Primary Health Care Corporation.
Nasser Mohamed al-Hajri, chairman and managing director of Hassad Food, said, “The health of our employees is a paramount concern to us, so we are thankful to Action on Diabetes for the valuable insight that its “workplace health” campaign provides both individual employees and the company as a whole. Diabetes is one of Qatar’s greatest health challenges and we are pleased to have played a small part in fighting it.”
Sheikh Faisal al–Thani, deputy managing director, Maersk Oil Qatar, said: “As a global conglomerate, Maersk is ambitious and committed to Qatar for generations to come. As such, Action on Diabetes along with our other social action programmes is designed to deliver long-term, lasting benefits for Qatar and its people.”
As well as screening employees for diabetes, the nurses and educators also provided recommendations on how to reduce the risk of developing diabetes in the future. Brochures and educational information were also distributed to provide people with vital information on diabetes, the importance of early detection and tips on living a healthy lifestyle.