Etisalat’s Team to participate in ‘Diabetes’Cross-Euro
cycle tour includes representatives from Ufone
Islamabad, July 29, 2013 –Nine employees from Etisalat’s global
operationsincluding representative from Ufone have been picked to take part in
a gruelling bicycle tour across five European countries to raise awareness of
diabetes and trial mobile technology to help manage the disease.
The 2,100 kilometre GSMA mHealth Grand Tour will begin in September. Following
a series of assessments and tests the team selected from Etisalatstaff in the
UAE, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Tanzaniawill be riding
different legs of the 13-day tour. Beginning in Brussels, the tour takes the
athletes across borders.
“The candidates invited to the assessments performed exceptionally and
it was extremely difficult to select our squad from such a pool of talent,”
Abdulkarim Julfar, the Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat Group said. “I thank
everyone who has participated in supporting this worthy initiative which is the
first of its kind not just for the Etisalat Group but for our industry as a
whole.”
“I think this is a great initiative for a noteworthy cause, especially
because Pakistan has the seventh highest number of diabetics in the world.
Therefore it’s very important to create awareness about this disease among our
masses and what betterway it should be than this exciting cycling tour.”said
Salman Wassay, the Chief Commercial Officer of Ufone – an Etisalat group
company in Pakistan.
He further added, “It is estimated that around 9.4 million people in our
country are undiagnosed but have diabetes. This is indeed an alarming figure
and the only way to combat this illness is through creating awareness about it.
I am delighted that Etisalat has taken this positive step.”
Etisalat’schampions have
been selected from different levels of the Group starting from the retail management
through to the senior management, with the youngest riderhailing from
Egyptalong with several other riders, such as Pakistani Muhammed Rizwan, are inspired to
participate for showing their support to the family members who are living with
diabetes.
Five reserves have also been
named in case one of the first nine is unable to participate in September for
unforeseen reasons. These includeUsman Ali Akbar from PTCL, Ahmed Shekeb from
Etisalat Afghanistan, Omar Okasha from Etisalat Misr, Raza Akram from Ufone and
Fraser Graham from the Etisalat Group. Training continues throughout the
summer, with the start of the Tour on September 5, in Brussels, Belgium.
More
information about the tour can be found at: www.mhealthgrandtour.com
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About Ufone:
Ufone is an Etisalat Group
Company with its presence in all the major cities of Pakistan along with a
comprehensive coverage across all major towns, villages and tehsil headquarters
of the country. The company employs more than 3,850 people and operates with a
network of more than 375 franchises and 22 company-owned customer service
centers along with a distribution network of 150,000 outlets nationwide.
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