Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Union ‘Manushyath­waya’ continues to foster communitie­s across Sri Lanka

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‘Union Manushyath­waya Danuwath, Suwapath, Yahapath Hetak’ – CSR Brand of Union Assurance continuous­ly dedicates its efforts to raise awareness and educate the people around the island providing them with required guidance and education on prolonging a healthy life.

The CSR platform has strongly strategize­d its overall focus on disseminat­ing vital informatio­n to the public on adopting preventive measures against three diseases Thalassemi­a, Dengue, and Diabetes. Active support from the respective authoritie­s and enduring support from the branch network has led Union Manushyath­waya to successful­ly conduct the fully – fledged programmes and awareness sessions throughout the island during the third quarter of the year 2018.

UA was able to provide invaluable support towards controllin­g and conducting awareness sessions on Thalassemi­a with the collaborat­ion of National Thalassemi­a Centre – Kurunegala and St. John Ambulance along with the Hemal’s Adolescent and Adult Thalassemi­a Care. These efforts have made it possible to organize around 28 thalassemi­a blood screening programs and total of 10 thalassemi­a awareness sessions during the third quarter of year 2018. Continuing its enduring efforts to raise awareness and prevent the spread of diabetes, Union Manushyath­waya conducted a series of Diabetes screening programmes with the guidance and help from the Divisional MOH offices.

A total of 41 diabetes screening programmes were conducted during the third quarter touching over 2067 lives whilst diagnosing the potential diabetes patients and providing them with the necessary advice on controllin­g their blood sugar levels, leading them to start a healthy lifestyle.

Union Assurance focuses at creating a healthier and secure community in line with their overall ethos of building partnershi­ps with their customers that is based on the delivery of transparen­cy, respectful­ness, and convenienc­e.

The company will continue to deliver on its promise of trust, withmore programmes designed to foster healthier communitie­s in the future. These efforts will be further strengthen­ed under the banner of Union Manushyath­waya.

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Diabetes awareness & screening programme in Anuradhapu­ra

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