QNB recently organised an awareness initiative titled ‘Diabetes at Work day’ for its staff in collaboration with Qatar Diabetes Association (QDA) at the bank’s Al-Mathaf Tower building.

The initiative saw the organisation of several health-related activities, including blood sugar, blood pressure and body composition tests for the staff by QDA medical professionals, based on which they provided the participants with healthy diet and lifestyle tips to improve their health and combat this common chronic disease that is a leading cause for heart attacks, strokes, blindness, kidney failure and amputation.
The activities witnessed “great turnout” from across the bank’s operations, QNB said in a press statement.
QDA is a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development.
“QNB’s healthcare initiative was well-received by the staff and witnessed great participation and interaction, including many enquiries as to the nature of the disease, its symptoms and its impact on their daily lives should it be detected in an individual,” the statement noted. “The bank’s efforts and its co-operation with QDA to hold this important event highlight its continued care for the health and wellbeing of its employees and its ongoing commitment to spreading health awareness among its employees and in the societies across its international footprint.”
The ‘Diabetes at Work Day’ is the latest in QNB Group’s many CSR initiatives the Group undertakes as a socially responsible organisation as part of its CSR programme based on six main pillars, most prominent of which is the health sector.
‘Diabetes at Work Day’, which was first implemented by the QDA in 2009, is a health initiative in which QDA’s specialised medical team visits various organisations in Qatar and offers a diabetes awareness programme on their premises that serves to provide screening to all employees, provide awareness of the insurance coverage available to patients and whether it facilitates management of diabetes, covers meter and strips, and encourages prevention or treatment.