UAE Minister of Health visits du’s pioneering onsite clinic

Press release

Published May 11th, 2011 - 01:09 GMT

Dr. Hanif Al Qassim during his visit

On the joyous occasion of launching Smart Health, a strategic initiative that consolidates all du’s mobile health (mhealth) services under a common banner, His Excellency Dr. Hanif Hassan Ali Al Qassim, UAE Minister of Health, was accompanied by du’s CEO Osman Sultan and other distinguished guests toured du’s in-house clinic (located at Al Salam Tower – du’s headquarters in Dubai Media City), which is headed by Dr Mansoor Anwar Habib , Director – Medical and Occupational Health Services, du.

“We at du have envisioned in promoting people’s well-being and a healthy lifestyle, which is reflected in our in-house clinic, which caters to du employees and their families. We constantly strive to give back to the community and now we have taken the initiative in paving the way in the mobile health care sector, which is another way of showing our commitment to the people,” said Osman Sultan, CEO, du.

“I’d like to offer my sincere thanks to His Excellency Dr Hanif Hassan Ali Al Qassim, UAE Minister of Health, for taking time out of his busy schedule, to pay an official visit to du headquarters and our remarkable in-house clinic. We are grateful for his generous support and we value his input in any way possible,” Sultan concluded.

Background Information

Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du)

Ever since we opened for business in 2006, we have worked hard to enhance and expand our bouquet of services in an industry that is at the heart of economic and social transformation. Bringing people and businesses together is what we do best, offering mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services to people, homes and businesses all over the UAE. We also provide carrier services, a data hub, internet exchange facilities and satellite services for broadcasters.