The Communication and Marketing Department at Emirates Health Services (EHS) won the International Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Excellence Award for the Best CSR Practices and Excellence in Economic and Social Initiatives categories.

The Award marks a new addition to EHS track record and comes in recognition of its role in supporting the community. The International CSR Excellence Award aims to support and motivate the business sector to actively participate in social responsibility practices, and to highlight positive initiatives, in line with the sustainable development goals. The Award serves as an international accreditation and recognition of EHS success; it also strengthens its position as a prominent pioneer in healthcare.

Rashid Al Ali, Director of the Communication and Marketing Department at EHS, said: Winning the International CSR Excellence Award was a result of our commitment at Emirates Health Services to adopt a development-driven strategy in organising high-quality CSR initiatives, activities and programmes, as well as economic and social initiatives designed to achieve positive results for their target audiences, and strengthen EHS position and efforts to drive sustainability and quality of life. This, in turn, is in line with our aspirational mission and vision to provide top-quality experiences for customers through innovative activities, health services that meet the highest international standards, and a work environment that encourages innovation.

For her part, Khulood Al-Obaidly, Head of Events and Strategic Communication at EHS, noted: This accomplishment was made possible by our excellence-centred approach at Emirates Health Services that prioritises social contributions. Our strategy is steered by our efforts to implement sustainable social activities, with a bundle of innovative events and pioneering initiatives, such as promoting our top-quality healthcare services, designed to achieve sustainable development and enhance performance efficiency to offer customers best-in-class health practices.

The International CSR Excellence Award acts as an international accreditation from the International Excellence Foundation in the areas of social responsibility and economic and social initiatives. The Award relies on a set of accurate international standards and indicators to evaluate commitment to excellence and leadership in bids submitted by the entities and institutions participating in the Award.

Emirates Health Services adopts a clear vision geared towards achieving leadership by providing distinguished healthcare services that keep pace with the UAEs vision as well as with international standards. EHS mission is to provide a system of sustainable, integrated, effective, and innovative health services, available to all members of the Emirati community, as well as visitors to the UAE.