Healthcare | Saturday 25 May, 2019 6:00 am |

The largest and fastest-growing value healthcare provider in the region, has received more than 10,000 blue-collar workers at its free weekend medical camps conducted every Friday at over 30 clinics across the country. Since January 2019, the healthcare provider has screened workers in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman as part of the initiative that aims to create health awareness among blue-collar workers and motivate them to adopt a healthy lifestyle and wholesome habits.

As primary breadwinners, blue-collar workers remit most of their earnings back to their home countries to pay for their families’ living expenses, education and healthcare. Low income workers are often unable to access basic healthcare. Awareness sessions help to educate and inform these workers and ensure a lasting positive impact on their health and well-being.

Prevention leads to fewer hospital visits, better attendance records at work and improve the ability of the workers to support themselves and their loved ones. Collectively, these outcomes translate into a healthier, happier, more productive workforce and bring manifold benefits.

Right Health’s trained staff comprising doctors and nurses facilitate the outreach and health awareness sessions. Some of the check-ups offered to the workers include blood pressure and diabetes screening, and measuring the body mass index (BMI), as well as complimentary medical consultations.

Held in partnership with leading corporates in the country, the camps are conducted in Right Health clinics, situated in labor accommodations, as well in mobile camps set up within company premises. The medical camps hosted via mobile clinics attract over 80 patients on average, while the camps at the Right Health clinics draw 200 patients.

Corporate partners include, Masafi, Arab Tech, Bateel, KHK Scaffoldings, Al Salam city, First Security, Transguard, B6, Al Habtoor, Agility and many more.

The interactive healthcare sessions and lectures include topical issues such as stress at work, anxiety and depression, personal hygiene and healthy habits. They are aimed at not only a positive impact on overall health and well-being, but also enhance workplace efficiency.

Shainoor Khoja, Chief Impact Officer of Right Health, said: “Access to primary healthcare for all is a critical factor that cannot be compromised and should be the basic right of all human beings. We are committed to keeping the UAE’s blue-collar workers healthy and consequently happy. Since kicking off this initiative, we have touched the lives of over 10,000 people and the outreach will only continue to grow further. At Right Health, we firmly believe that people from all walks of life need quality healthcare to make a positive contribution to the country, and that good health and well-being lead to a happier society.”

She added: “We thank our partners and invite more companies to join us in creating a safe workplace and a healthy workforce through prevention and timely care.”

Conceptualized and led by UAE-based Foundation Holdings, a strategic investment firm focused on the healthcare and education sectors, Right Health supports the objective of the National Agenda of the UAE Vision 2021, to make quality healthcare accessible to all. With its winning formula of operating targeted small-scale health centers and clinics in strategic locations, Right Health is today a premier provider of affordable healthcare to blue-collar workers in the GCC region.

Since its inception in 2018, the company’s clinics have treated over 850,000 patients from the value care and value care plus segments across the UAE and is expected to reach over 1.6 million by 2022, a first for any primary care provider in the Middle East. Established through the acquisition of 31 facilities, the value healthcare chain has expanded to 57 facilities today that include clinics, pharmacies, diagnostic centers and a drug store.

The medical camps will continue to be held every Friday across Right Health clinics and camps.