MONDAY 18 MARCH 2013 • [email protected] • www.thepeninsulaqatar.com • 4455 7741 inside Documentary CAMPUS lays bare • CNA-Q to hold Annual Education wrongful & Career Expo conviction P | 4 P | 8-9 FASHION • Tahiliani paints ramp with bold colours P | 6 HEALTH • Distracted eaters likely to take in more calories P | 7 WHEELS • In electronics, some cars are more equal than others • Kia wins four awards P | 11 TECHNOLOGY • Roku 3 remedies problems of smart TVs School students • Apps of the Day P | 12 sweat it out LEARN ARABIC • Learn commonly Fifteen middle schools took part in used Arabic words The Challenge, WCMC-Q’s health and and their meanings physical fitness contest for schools. P | 2-3 P | 13 2 PLUS | MONDAY 18 MARCH 2013 COVER STORY The Challenge inspires young students to adopt healthy lifestyle ifteen middle schools united The Minister of Public Health and when they took part in The Secretary General of the Supreme Challenge – Weill Cornell Council of Health (SCH) H E Abdullah FMedical College in Qatar’s bin Khalid Al Qahtani said that the (WCMC-Q) health and physical fit- SCH has fully and actively supported ness contest for schools. the Your Health First (YHF) aware- The Challenge was part of WCMC- ness campaign since it was launched in Q’s Sahtak Awalan: Your Health First June 2012 as it significantly contributes campaign, which was launched in June to achieving Qatar’s National Health 2012 and aims to interact with Qatar’s Strategy (NHS) 2011-2016, which aims community and inspire them to lead to enhance the wellness of the people healthy lives. of Qatar and includes amongst its sev- The participating schools, which eral goals healthy lifestyles. were selected by the Supreme “The five-year YHF campaign Education Council, each fielded a primarily aims to educate both the team of ten students who then par- Qatari and expatriate communities ticipated in a series of fun and educa- about healthy lifestyles, especially tional games in front of an audience of among the generation of the future. their friends, families and high-profile The Challenge, WCMC-Q’s health guests. The students also held an exhi- and sports contest for schools, basi- bition in which posters they had cre- cally aims to encourage school children Pics: Kammutty VP ated on the theme of healthy eating and youth to opt for healthy lifestyles, were displayed. Topics included smok- and this is extremely important for ing, healthy eating and road safety. the sustainable development of this In all, nearly 200 posters were on nation,” he added. display at the exhibition and were The minister also applauded the judged by members of WCMC-Q’s partnership and cooperation between faculty and the Supreme Council of private and public sectors in Qatar, as Health. Hamada Al Sayed Ghazi, of embodied in the YHF initiative for the Hamza Bin Abdul Muttalib School, benefit of the community. was awarded first place and an iPad for “We are confident that the well- his poster on the dangers of smoking. rounded YHF campaign will eventu- Dana Hassan Badar, of Al Bayan Girls ally contribute to promoting health Preparatory School, came second and awareness among Qataris and expa- Jihad Al Idrissi, of English Modern triates, in line with the SCH’s strategy School, third. They both received iPad to build a healthy and well-educated Minis. generation that advances sustainable The goal of The Challenge was to development in Qatar, in keeping with inspire young people and their families Qatar National Vision 2030 which to embrace the opportunity to learn rests on several pillars, one of which more about living a healthy lifestyle, is the pursuit of human development so building a strong and healthy future for a sustainable, prosperous society,” generation. he concluded. PLUS | MONDAY 18 MARCH 2013 3 Minister with winners. Dr Javaid Sheikh, Dean of The eventual winners in be the same next year. Everything has WCMC-Q, said: “This has truly been the boys’ event were AbuBakr been wonderful and all of our students an inspiring event. The Challenge Assedeeq Preparatory School while played really well to take first place.” has always been about educating our International School of Choueifat Members of the winning teams young people and their families about were crowned champions in the girls’ received medals while all participants the facts pertaining to a healthy life- class. Each member of the winning received a certificate of appreciation. style, but doing so in an enjoyable way. teams received iPad minis courtesy of Parents and other spectators were Today there has been lots of laughter, The Challenge will Vodafone Qatar. able to test their own fitness with lots of fun and lots of exercise but I Lycee Bonaparte and Abu Obaida equipment able to show them how believe that every one of the students now become an School came second and third in the fast they can run or how far they can taking part has also learned a little boys’ event while Lycee Bonaparte and kick a football. The aim was to encour- more about the importance of staying annual event in Cambridge School came second and age them to take measures to improve healthy. I hope very much that this Qatar’s academic third in the girls’ category. their lifestyles. message will spread across Qatar so we Dana Inaty, of the International The Challenge will now become an can help create a healthy population calendar and School of Chouiefat, said: “In the annual event in Qatar’s academic cal- able to contribute in the future to a rehearsals we didn’t think we were endar and next year it is expected that knowledge-based economy.” next year it is going to win but we always had our even more schools will participate. “The Challenge is truly an innova- expected that even hopes up and in the end we came as a The Your Health First campaign tive component of the Your Health team and won as a team.” aims to educate both the Qatari and First campaign as the event instills more schools will Ahmad Rimi and Nabil Kordy, expatriate communities so that they in all participating students the the coaches for AbuBakr Assedeeq can make informed, healthy, lifestyle importance of living a healthy life- participate. Preparatory School, said: “It was a choices. style,” said Abdulrahman Abdulla Al very exciting day and we hope it will The Peninsula Obaidly, Acting Manager for Public Relations and Communications of in promoting a healthy lifestyle among Qatar Petroleum. friends and family,’’ said Mohamed Al Stephen A Kelly, President and Sadah, Chief Administration Officer at General Manager of Oxy Qatar said, Vodafone Qatar “Promoting healthy lifestyles is a com- The Challenge was held at the pany priority for Oxy Qatar, and one Aspire Dome. The physical fitness that we are particularly proud to sup- event saw lots of competitive action port through the Sahtak Awalan cam- as the teams raced against each other paign. The Challenge exemplified this in a series of activities. Many of these joint commitment by providing a fun involved dressing up in costumes that and interactive environment where are related to science and healthy students and their families could learn lifestyles. about healthy lifestyle choices.” The schools took part in The Bart Cahir, President and General Challenge were: Omar Bin Khattab Manager of ExxonMobil Qatar, said: Preparatory, Lebanese School, English “ExxonMobil is proud to work with Modern School, International School the Supreme Education Council and of Choueifat, Al Yarmouk School, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar Cambridge School, Qatar Academy, to help ensure these young people grow Al Jazeera Academy, Lycee Bonaparte, into healthy, strong, and capable adults Doha British School, AbuBakr who will lead the country’s growth far Assedeeq Boys Preparatory, Al Bayan into the future.” Girls Preparatory, Hamza Bin Abdul “Today has been a truly enjoyable day. Muttalib School, Abu Obaida School It is great to see how enthusiastic and and Amna Bint Wahab Preparatory dedicated the youth of today’s society are School for Girls. 4 PLUS | MONDAY 18 MARCH 2013 CAMPUS / MARKETPLACE Sherborne Qatar UCQ hosts annual Partners Dinner he University of Calgary–Qatar (UCQ) staged its second annual TPartners Dinner to thank its coun- terparts in health care and education for their support. “It is your devotion to the advancement of health care and education in Qatar, and nursing in par- ticular that con- Dr Kim Critchley tributed greatly to UCQ’s suc- cess. To us, you are more than just part- ners in health care, research, education, gov- ernment, the private sector, the commu- Dr William Owen nity and the media. You are our friends; our allies,” Dean and CEO Dr Kim Critchley Students at Sherborne Qatar were delighted to attend a garden party at the British embassy to welcome Prince Charles told the gathering. and the Duchess of Cornwall on their visit to Qatar. Representatives from Hamad Medical Corporation, Sidra, College of the North Atlantic, Qatar University and the Women’s Hospital were present. CNA-Q to hold Annual A special tribute was paid to Dr Nabila Al Meer, Deputy Chief of Education & Career Expo Continuing Care and Supreme Council ollege of the North Atlantic- of Health Nursing Affairs. Dr Latifa Al Qatar (CNA-Q) is again Houty, Project Director of the nursing Chosting its popular Education programme, thanked Al Meer for the & Career Expo on Wednesday and leadership she has provided through- Thursday at the campus. out her glorious career to advance the The event will offer activi- nursing profession and Qatar’s health ties, including career exhibits and wellness.