{"id":223,"date":"2012-12-07T07:19:42","date_gmt":"2012-12-07T07:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthfirst.drprem.com\/?p=223"},"modified":"2020-09-01T16:21:04","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T10:51:04","slug":"walk-uae-returns-to-yas-marina-circuit-with-support-of-daman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/globalhealthcare\/walk-uae-returns-to-yas-marina-circuit-with-support-of-daman","title":{"rendered":"Walk UAE returns to Yas Marina Circuit with support of Daman"},"content":{"rendered":"
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More than 10,000 expected to walk against diabetes. WALK UAE 2010 \u2018START WALKING. LIVE HEALTHILY\u2019 In support of World Diabetes Day Starts at 3pm on Friday November 26 2010 YAS Marina Circuit, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The National Health Insurance Company \u2013 Daman is onboard to support the fourth annual diabetes walkathon organised by Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC) later this month (November 26 2010).<\/p>\n

Walk UAE 2010 is part of ICLDC\u2019s award-winning public health awareness campaign held under the patronage of Her Highness Shaikha Fatima bint Mubarak.<\/p>\n

According to the ICLDC\u2019s Medical & Research Director and Consultant Endocrinologist, Dr Maha Taysir Barakat, this year\u2019s event will be held at the capital\u2019s Yas Marina Circuit for the second year running.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2009, more than 10,000 walkers joined Walk UAE and paced the five kilometre route around the F1 circuit. We have high hopes that we shall attract equal if not greater support this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Maha also confirmed that the National Health Insurance Company – Daman is onboard as the event\u2019s sole sponsor, a position it has held from the outset.<\/p>

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She said that recent figures peg diabetes prevalence in the UAE at 18.7 per cent of the adult population, the second highest worldwide.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you are predisposed to diabetes, you can reduce your risk of developing it by up to 58 per cent simply by following a healthy lifestyle with regular physical activity such as brisk walking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Daman\u2019s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Michael Bitzer, said Daman is committed to educating the community on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.<\/p>\n

\u201cDaman is committed to actively educate the public on various health issues through health awareness campaigns. \u00a0ICLDC\u2019s annual Walkathon provides a perfect platform for us to meet this promise.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe launched a disease management programme at the beginning of 2009 to members living with diabetes.\u00a0 Patients are guided and coached on leading healthier lifestyles to avoid complications and reduce the need for medical treatment and hospitalisation.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said that the annual Walkathon is a great complement to this programme by promoting a healthy lifestyle to control and prevent diabetes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWalk UAE has shown that it has the ability to draw public attention to the importance of regular exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle agenda that is good for all the family,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n

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