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BUSINESS | 14 SPORT | 17 QICCA set 12th edition of SOP to update concludes with arbitration pulsating finals at rules Aspire Academy Friday 19 April 2019 | 14 Sha'baan 1440 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 24 | Number 7866 | 2 Riyals New Ooredoo tv Google, Android, Android TV, Chromecast and other related marks Your hero for family entertainment and logos are trademarks of Google LLC. MoPH signs pacts Deputy Prime Minister meets Jordan's PM for Health Program in Workplace FAZEENA SALEEM The program is in line THE PENINSULA with achieving the goal As part of its ongoing efforts to reduce of reducing the number of non-communicable diseases in the premature deaths (death country, the Ministry of Public Health below 65 years) due to non- (MoPH) has partnered with two private communicable diseases. organisations on promoting healthy living among the employees. Focus of the program MoPH signed agreements with Qatar is on how to prevent Financial Markets Authority and Qatar chronic non-communicable Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) to diseases through healthy implement the ‘Health Program in the Workplace,’ initiative yesterday. lifestyle in and out of the “Health Program in the Workplace, is workplace and cessation of in line with achieving the goal of reducing tobacco consumption, with the number of premature deaths (death increased awareness of how below 65 years) due to non-communicable diseases. Focus of the program is on how to overcome daily stress. to prevent chronic non-communicable dis- eases through healthy lifestyle in and out Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Jordan Dr Omar Al-Razzaz met yesterday with Deputy Prime Minister and of the workplace, and cessation of tobacco The initiative will be implemented in Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah. They discussed bilateral relations and consumption, with increased awareness two phases. In the first phase, employees means of developing them and the latest regional and international developments. `P2 of how to overcome daily stress,” said Dr of Qatar Financial Markets Authority and Sheikh Mohammed bin Al Thani, Director Qatar Gas Transport Company will be of Public Health at MoPH. answering a questionnaire which is sent “We are glad to work with companies via e-mail and treated confidentially. who are keen on taking care of their Phase II of the program, includes a AZF station a leading model for stadium cooling employees. They are not just saving them comprehensive health campaign to THE PENINSULA which is operated by AZF as part of its that are good for energy efficiency and from injuries or trauma but focusing on detect the risk factors for chronic non- DOHA sustainable development strategy. It it is also designed and equipped to use their lifestyle and reducing the negative communicable diseases such as diabetes currently supplies Khalifa International directly treated water. impact which non-communicable dis- high blood pressure, cholesterol and Qatar General Electricity and Water Stadium, the expansion of the Aspire This increases the sustainability eases can make,” he added. obesity. Corporation (Kahramaa) announced Academy and AZF’s main building with of water resources as Kahramaa is Ahmad S Sultan, Director, Public During the campaign, simple meas- yesterday that Aspire Zone Foundation cooling services. working to strengthen water security Relations and Communication urements such as weight, height, blood (AZF) cooling plant is a leading model Kahramaa has planned in the in the country by shifting the use of Department, Qatar Financial Markets pressure, blood glucose and fat level will for cooling stadiums due to district future to provide the station with 12 treated wastewater rather than using Authority; Rashid Hamad Al Marri, Chief be measured. A team from the MoPH will cooling system technology’s ability to other buildings in the Aspire Zone area, drinking water in all district cooling Administration Officer, Nakilat, and Dr visit the institutions and will evaluate cool stadium innovatively and in envi- part of the department’s mission and stations, which a leading model and Khuloud Al Mutawaa, Senior Consultant the cafeteria, stairs and gym if available. ronmentally friendly way. its role in monitoring and regulating living example that AZF for other Community Medicine and Head of Non- “The team of the program will submit Kahramaa added that the system the work of distric t cooling services in sports and non sports facilities to Communicable Disease, Communicable reports and recommendations on the is the most efficient and energy saving the State. follow. Disease Department, MoPH, were also visit, questionnaire non-communicable system which provides an ideal atmos- Kahramaa team followed up the Through regulating and supervising present during the event. diseases. The program is based on an phere in the stadium by reducing the operation of Khalifa International district cooling, Kahramaa aims to MoPH has been working with dif- integrated plan that includes needs temperature by 10 degrees Celsius Stadium and Aspire Zone area which provide electricity, drinking water, sus- ferent ministries and governmental insti- assessment, a results-based work plan through intelligent air handling and features a design capacity of 81,600 tainable water resources, environ- tutions on the Health Program in the in collaboration with the beneficiary, control units. tonnes of cooling capacity and current mental conservation and all new tech- Workplace initiative and the new part- implementation of the activities and Kahramaa said the Department of operating capacity of 52,200 tonnes of nologies in district cooling services in nership is the first of its collaboration follow-up of evaluation on an ongoing District Cooling Services conducted a cooling. It is also equipped with state- line with the goals of Qatar National with private organisations. basis,” said Dr Al Thani. `P3 field tour of the district cooling station, of-the-art control and control systems Vision 2030. QA wins ‘Top Employer Brand’ Award QFFD provides relief to THE PENINSULA over 100,000 cyclone DOHA This award is a testament to our team’s innovation towards victims in Mozambique Qatar Airways’ recruitment team has been named ‘Top Employer developing the pool of talent here in Brand’ by Bayt.com, at a Qatar, and is also a significant step THE PENINSULA including cereals, pulse food, ceremony that took place earlier towards achieving Qatar’s National DOHA vegetable oil, soybean meal, this month at the Grand Hyatt Vision 2030, which strives to support ready-to-eat food and high- Doha Hotel. Qatar Fund for Development energy biscuits. The ‘Top Employer Brand’ social development which includes (QFFD) announced the provision The State of Qatar award recognises outstanding increasing employment and career of an urgent humanitarian expressed its deepest condo- employers who add exceptional opportunities for all citizens.” assistance to 100,000 victims, lences over the loss of lives, and value to the talent market within in addition to providing direct express its commitment to Qatar. Qatar Airways is the most food assistance to 12,076 resi- stand in solidarity with the popular in Qatar on the dents of the affected area, as Republic of Mozambique to recruitment website Bayt.com, includes increasing employment using Bayt.com’s recruitment Awards 2019 including ‘Best part of the State of Qatar’s soli- overcome this humanitarian an endorsement of the hard and career opportunities for all platform across all industry cat- Cabin Interior Passenger darity with the friendly Republic crisis, wishing the People of work that our HR professionals citizens.” egories and career levels, Bayt. Experience’. of Mozambique that was devas- Mozambique further progress put into the company and the The award builds on recent com is the single largest market- Qatar Airways was named tated by a cyclone. and prosperity. Qatari market. successes by Qatar Airways place for professionals and com- ‘World’s Best Business Class’ by QFFD, in coordination with It is worth mentioning that Qatar Airways Group Chief Recruitment team in 2018, which panies in the region. the 2018 World Airline Awards, the Standing Committee for the tropical cyclone, Idai, hit Executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: also won the ‘Best Employer Qatar Airways has received managed by international air Rescue, Relief and Humanitarian several provinces and districts “We are very pleased that our out- Brand’ and ‘Best Recruiter’ a host of accolades in 2019, transport rating organisation Assistance, have sent a relief air- in Mozambique, including standing recruitment team has awards in October 2018 at the including ‘World’s Top 10 Skytrax. It was also named ‘Best craft to the affected areas, to Sofala, Zambezia, Tete, Nyasa, been recognised for their efforts LinkedIn Talent Awards 2018. Airline’, ‘World’s Best Business Business Class Seat’, ‘Best deliver 32 tonnes of relief sup- Manica and Inhambane, causing in helping us become the ‘Top Bayt.com, connects job Class’, ‘Middle East Best Airline’, Airline in the Middle East’, and plies including medicine, food, widespread devastation, killing Employer Brand’ by Bayt.com. seekers with employers in the ‘Middle East Best Major’, ‘Middle ‘World’s Best First Class Airline baby milk, tents, and other relief at least 600 people, and leaving This award is a testament to our MENA region. Every day, thou- East Best Business Class’, and Lounge’. materials. several injured, including people team’s innovation towards devel- sands of new job vacancies are ‘Middle East Best Economy Qatar Airways currently The Fund works also in trapped by the cyclone. oping the pool of talent here in listed on the award-winning Class’ by TripAdvisor Travellers’ operates a modern fleet of more coordination with the World The population is suffering Qatar, and is also a significant step platform by the region’s top Choice Airline Awards 2019. than 250 aircraft via its hub, Food Program (WFP) to deliver also from widespread food toward achieving Qatar’s National employers.