DOHA: Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) marked the World No Tobacco Day recently by participating in an awareness campaign based on the risks of being a smoker. The campaign was held at Vodafone Qatar office and 120 employees participated in it.
Following its campaign on ‘No Tobacco Day’, PHCC took part in the event providing specialised medical staff that assisted Vodafone Qatar employees by offering medical check-ups, and raised awareness about the effects of smoking tobacco. PHCC also advised the participants how to help them quit smoking.
Dr Hebah Adnan Abu Halawah, PHCC Head of Health Awareness, said, “PHCC is keen to participate in all events and activities related to raising community awareness on the risks of smoking tobacco. These awareness campaigns are in alignment with PHCC message to improve the health of each individual and achieve its vision as being the first provider of choice for primary health care services in Qatar.”
Dr Ahmed Mustafa, Family Medicine Specialist at PHCC West Bay HC, stated that “smokers are at high risk of suffering from lung cancers, airway and trachea infections. There are other medical conditions that smoking can aggravate, especially those with asthma and hypertension.”
In addition, Dr Mustafa encouraged the employees at Vodafone Qatar to quit smoking and start healthy life styles by eating a balanced diet and doing exercise.
Osama Ahmed, Vodafone Qatar Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager said:
“At Vodafone Qatar, we place very high importance on the health and wellbeing of our employees. To that effect, we have a year-long calendar of events comprising quarterly activities that cover quit smoking campaigns, weight loss programs, blood screening and body measurement tests. All these initiatives are strongly supported by all members of our Executive Committee who are very passionate about staff health and wellbeing. In corporation with the PHCC, 120 employees went through the blood screening process to measure their blood sugar, blood pressure, and the medical consultancy for the health issues they may have.”
The Peninsula
