Campaign to continue until Feb 2013 across all DHA PHC's and Hospitals
United Arab Emirates, Dubai, June 24, 2012: The Safe@heart road show, which is a joint initiative of DHA in partnership with AstraZeneca Gulf and the Emirates Cardiac Society, recently took place in the Umm suqeim health centre.
As part of the campaign, healthcare professionals conducted screening for both cholesterol and hypertension- two major risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Once screened, participants also receive counselling from healthcare providers based on the results of their screening.
Dr Ahmed Bin Kalban, CEO of Primary Healthcare at the DHA said, " Regular health screenings are essential for timely detection of illnesses and to prevent further complications. This is the message we want to communicate to the society through these campaigns. At the DHA we strongly believe in awareness as a tool to bring about lifestyle changes. This campaign will take place across all PHC's until the end of Feb 2013."
As part of this campaign, healthcare professionals also provided community members with a booklet containing critical information about heart health and ways to prevent cardiovascular disease. The booklet contains information on the importance of exercise, the ill-effects of tobacco use and tips on smoking cessation among other guidelines.
© Press Release 2012
