12,714 screenings in less than 24 hours help Aster enter Guinness
The 24-hour diabet es scr eening camp was inaugur at ed on November 19 in the presence of senior officials fr om var ious UAE government entities
As many as 12,714 people atended the prediabetes/diabetes screening in 24 hours held by Aster DM Healthcare that entered the Guinness Book of Records.
Aster DM Healthcare is one of the largest integrated healthcare providers in the GCC and India.
The certificate was presented by an Official Adjudicator from Guinness World Records to Dr. Azad Moopen, Founder Chairman and Managing Director of Aster DM Healthcare at a special event.
The 24-hour diabetes screening camp was inaugurated on November 19, 2022, in the presence of senior officials from the UAE Ministry of Labour, Dubai Police, Dubai Health Authority, and Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, along with James Mathew, Independent Director, Aster DM Healthcare, Dr Sherbaz Bichu, Group CEO at Aster Hospitals & Clinics, UAE, and Dr Shanila Laiju, Group CEO at Medcare Hospitals & Medical Centre.
With the objective of raising diabetes awareness among low-income workers in the UAE, the initiative saw active participation from residents of the labour camp in the DIP area and successfully screened 12,714 people in 24 hours. In addition to providing free diabetes screening, workers were also educated to identify the early symptoms of diabetes and get checked on time. For those detected with the disease, guidance was provided on the next steps of medical care and how to best manage and live with diabetes.
Upon receiving the record certificate, Dr Azad Moopen, Founder Chairman & Managing Director, Aster DM Healthcare, said, “Aster is proud to find a place in the Guinness World Records for testing 12,714 people for diabetes mellitus within 24 hours. This is aimed at finding out those who are already afflicted as well as at risk of this silent killer, to help them to take curative and preventative measures. We are happy that we could do this among low-income blue-collar workers, who don’t have ready access to testing and treatment. Aster will provide follow-up testing and medical aid to people who were detected to be diabetic in the camp.”
Alwaleed Osman, the Official Adjudicator at Guinness World Records, said, “It is great to see that Guinness World Records Record Titles are inspiring humanitarian causes such as these. Congratulations, you are officially amazing!”
According to a recent report, to strengthen the UAE’S position as a global destination of wellness, Aster DM Healthcare, one of the largest integrated healthcare providers in GCC and India, has unveiled Wellth, the first-of-itskind hub of integrative medicine in the UAE.
The hub will empower people to lead healthy lives, work with them to alleviate chronic lifestyle diseases, help them prevent hereditary afflictions, and offer a range of therapies that boost immunity, improve general health and sustain good health.
Wellth was inaugurated by Engineer Essa Al Hajj Al Maidoor, Director General, Dubai Developments; Dr Marwan Al Mulla, CEO - Health Regulation Sector, Dubai Health Authority (DHA); along with Dr Deepak Chopra, pioneer of integrated medicine and Dr Frank Lipman, renowned global expert in functional medicine, in the presence of Dr Azad Moopen, Founder Chairman and Managing Director, Aster DM Healthcare and Alisha Moopen, Deputy Managing Director, Aster DM Healthcare.
Wellth will offer a range of complementary therapies, curated by two of the most trusted proponents of integrated medicine worldwide – Dr Deepak Chopra, and Dr Frank Lipman, key advisers of Wellth.
Commenting on the unveiling of Wellth, Dr Azad Moopen, Founder Chairman and Managing Director of Aster DM Healthcare, said, “It is paradoxical that most healthcare providers including us have been more focused on sick-care, treating those who are ill. We recognise the need to provide integrated healthcare with more focus on preventive care which lives upto the age-old saying that prevention is beter than treatment. We want to encourage people to look at their health holistically and proactively.”