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ASGC Kicks off its Wellness Program with an Exotic Destination

ASGC (Al Shafar General Contracting Company) has actually launched a community healthcare program, with the aim of improving employee health and wellness. The program reflects the family members spirit and care between the company and its team, by deploying understanding campaigns to elevate interaction and encourage staff members to preserve a much healthier lifestyle.

Designed focus on numerous health-related issues, the program will certainly target a number of initiatives, or 'health marathons', to boost awareness among ASGC's workers and extended family members.

The first health marathon, Lose to Win, was launched last month in partnership with Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical facility - Dubai. Throughout the 28-day challenge, staff members were encouraged to take control of their weight and health. It aimed to encourage team to drop weight with a healthy and balanced diet regimen in a fun and pleasurable means. The individuals were chosen amongst those who registered their interest, in accordance with their medical condition. During the project, participants were carefully kept track of by a medical professional and nutrition adviser, and followed a particularly developed designed menu.

The winner, who lost 11.94% of his body weight, was introduced at the end of the health marathon, and was granted a journey for 2 to the Maldives. Runners-up got present coupons in addition to elegance and grooming coupons from Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical facility - Dubai.

" At ASGC, we consider our workers to be our greatest property," stated Mariam Azmy, HR Director of ASGC. "Our company believe it is our moral commitment to apply health and wellness policies within our organization for the sole advantage of our workers' health and wellbeing. Taking inspiration from Dubai Municipality's 'Your Weight in Gold' obstacle, we enjoy to collaborate with Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical facility-- Dubai for this first health marathon, which echoes our commitment to our associates, and our payment to a much more sustainable method of living to improve our ASGC community health requirements. We consider our employees to be our expanded family members, and we're honored to treat them thus."

George Samir, Executive Director of Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Healthcare facility - Dubai, claimed: "We delight in to sign up with hands with ASGC to help boost employee health. Health is not just vital to their health and wellbeing, yet also to their quality of life. By sustaining ASGC in this initiative, we are aiding to urge and implement much healthier habits that can be passed on to their friends and families, producing a favorable impact on the community."

Al Shafar General Contracting Company aims to keep the greatest possible health, security and atmosphere standards, which are reflected by the OHSAS 18001 (health and safety) and ISO 14001 (environment) certifications the company has received.

Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical facility - Dubai supplies a comprehensive series of services across several specializeds, staffed with physicians holding American, Canadian and European boards accreditations, who make use of the most innovative medical modern technologies available. In addition to endorsing the highest possible clinical design requirements, the medical facility provides an advanced FELINE Laboratory and the current in robotic surgical procedure innovation & has among one of the most innovative emergency rooms in Dubai.

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Mariam Azmy, HR Director of ASGC
George Samir, Executive Director of Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical facility

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