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Wednesday, 22 November
2017 | ArabMedicare.com | Staff Reporter
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Chris Free, General Manager of
Uber UAE (left) and Taher Shams,
Managing Director of
Zulekha Hospital (right)
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Zulekha Hospital and Uber
collaborate to encourage
healthy hearts
(Dubai) -
Zulekha
Hospital has taken the step
to safeguarding the health
and wellbeing of drivers
using the Uber app by
offering them free cardiac
health tests anytime in the
Dubai and Sharjah Zulekha
Hospitals. Zulekha
Healthcare Group and Uber
have joined hands in this
noble endeavor with the aim
of protecting the lives of
these individuals who
facilitate the convenient
mobility of thousands of
commuters every day.
The check-ups will serve to
monitor any evidence of
existing heart diseases and
identify the main risk
factors, while specialists
will offer practical advice
about the positive lifestyle
changes drivers can make.
The drivers will undergo a
set of tests including an
electrocardiogram (ECG),
echocardiogram or stress
test (treadmill test)
followed by a consultation
with the specialists.
Heart disease is often
mistaken for the normal
signs of gastric, aging and
physical strain that is
assumed to be relieved by a
pain killer, and sometimes
there may be no noticeable
symptoms at all. Zulekha
Hospital recognizes the
health risks associated with
the stress the drivers
undergo while on the road
for over 10 hours. Through
these health checks, Zulekha
Hospital is helping Uber
drivers to become aware of
the risks associated with a
potential cardiac condition
and enable them to take the
steps to mitigating or
reversing them before a
fatality occurs.
Zulekha Hospital Managing
Director, Taher Shams says,
"Among our
many community initiatives
we felt the strong urge to
provide these basic
healthcare facilities to
drivers using the Uber app
who are a big team of
hardworking individuals.
They serve the public
throughout the day and night
and deserve to be taken care
of. It is our duty to ensure
that we make affordable
medical services accessible
to our fellow citizens."
Chris Free, General Manager
of Uber UAE added, "We
are grateful to Zulekha
Hospital for extending their
arm of support to drivers
using the app, the majority
of whom are far away from
their families and often
work long hours. Through
this generous initiative
they can actively look after
their health and improve the
quality of their lives."
The initiative compliments
the UAE's
objectives of giving back to
the community in the Year of
Giving 2017.
Zulekha Healthcare group is
a UAE based healthcare group
that includes two
multidisciplinary hospitals
in Dubai and Sharjah, as
well as four UAE medical
centres and three pharmacies
providing specialized
treatments in over 25
disciplines. The Group is
also opening a
multidisciplinary Hospital
in India.
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