QNB holds ‘diabetes at work’ awareness day

QNB recently organised an awareness initiative, ‘diabetes at work day’, for its staff in collaboration with Qatar Diabetes Association (QDA), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development.The awareness event, which coincided with World Diabetes Day, was held at both QNB’s Al-Mathaf Tower and head office building.Several health-related activities were organised as part of the initiative, which “witnessed a great turnout from across the bank’s operations”, QNB said in a statement. These included 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 event was highly praised by the staff, who also lauded the bank’s role in organising such health initiatives that spread awareness and provide them with opportunities to undergo medical examinations to help safeguard their well-being and protect them from illnesses, the statement noted.“The bank’s efforts in the healthcare field, and its co-operation with QDA and various other healthcare organisations in Qatar and abroad, are testament to its continued keenness regarding the health and safety of its staff and its commitment to spreading health awareness locally and internationally in societies across its international footprint,” the bank said.‘Diabetes at work day’ is one of many initiatives which QNB Group frequently organises to support the development of the societies in which it operates. The group continuously undertakes these efforts and initiatives as a socially responsible organisation as part of its CSR programme, which is considered an integral part of its strategy and 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 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.