At Hira, we recognize that we have responsibilities not only towards our customers, employees, and shareholders, but also to the communities in which we serve.
COVID-19 BOOSTER DOSE
Vaccination remains our best defense against COVID-19 and team members at Hira RAK and Maico Gulf were urged to get the booster vaccine. More than 100 team members were able to receive the booster shot inside the office premises from the Ministry of Health.
BLOOD DONATION DRIVE
Every Blood donor is a LIFE SAVER! Hira Walraven together with our neighbor companies in NIP participated in the Blood Donation Drive in collaboration with the Dubai Blood Donation Center by Dubai Health Authority (DHA).
EYE CHECK-UP
Raising awareness about the importance of regular vision screening is crucial and to encourage the same, Hira Group had initiated a free eye test campaign in our DIP, NIP and RAK offices for team members as part of our wider Corporate Social Responsibility endeavor. In association with Max Vision, this initiative tested the eyesight of our team members, provided eye care tips and advice from specialists.
DENTAL CHECKUP
A genuine smile comes from the heart, but a healthy smile needs good dental care! Hira Industries declares in its management principles that it aims to be an organization that contributes broadly towards the welfare of its team. To promote dental awareness and help our team members, a dental camp was organized in association with Ajman University. The dental checkup and awareness camp is one of the many social events organized by Hira Industries throughout the year.
BLOOD DONATION DRIVE
The blood you donate gives someone another chance at life. At Hira, we organized a Blood Donation Drive in association with Emirates Health Services. A huge shoutout to our team members for being a part of this initiative.
HEALTH INITIATIVE FOR BLUE COLLAR EMPLOYEES
Act Responsible, Think Sustainable!
Health and wellness are a priority. At Hira, we do consider employee health as a focal point for us and continually take steps towards the betterment of our employees. We have developed a more holistic understanding of how wellness of our team members is linked to social, environmental and business challenges as we try to demonstrate the same. We partnered with Al Saha Al Shifa Hospital to organize a health initiative for our Hira and Maico blue collar employees in RAK where the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle, early detection of disease, physiotherapy & work related ergonomics were addressed.
EMIRATES RED CRESCENT DONATION DRIVE
No one can help everyone. But, everyone can help someone!
At Hira, we recognize our responsibilities towards the communities in which we serve and commit ourselves towards fulfilling the same. As part of a CSR initiative, we partnered with Emirates Red Crescent to collect donations from the Hira team to help refugees and the less fortunate by Emirates Red Crescent society.
The aim of this activity was to contribute as an organization towards a meaningful cause and also, to give our team members a feeling of unparalleled happiness. Cultivating a community in any way possible is our privilege. We appreciate the efforts and generous support in making this kind gesture a success. At Hira, we care!
HEALTHY AND FIT LIFESTYLE WORKSHOPS
At Hira, we recognize that nurturing and supporting our employees is an integral part of our responsibilities as they enable our business to operate and offer valuable knowledge to enhance the organizations success. In order to ensure that our employees adopt a healthy lifestyle, we took an initiative to organize Healthy and Fit Lifestyle workshops. This particular initiative was a tie up with Aster Hospital and RAK Hospital as part of our Corporate Social Responsibility.
Our employees were educated on various healthy habits they must adopt and also, the ones that must be eliminated. They were given information regarding nutrition and other aspects of a healthy lifestyle. The workshops were informative with respect to physiotherapy and various postures one must keep in mind while working. With the help of these workshops, we aim to provide helpful tips and promote well-being of our employees. We do encourage them to enjoy and appreciate their work and maintain a balance in every way possible.
GENERAL HEALTH CHECK UP BY ASTER HOSPITAL, UAE
Employees are the most important asset. Every business relies on its people as happy and healthy employees can play an important part in a company’s success. As part of Corporate Social Responsibility, we organized a general Health Check Up for our employees in association with Aster Hospital, UAE. The aim of a health check is to help find, prevent or lessen the effect of disease. Our employees cleared all their health-related queries during their consultation & doctors advised them how to lead a stress-free & healthy lifestyle. We care for our employees!!!
FREE FLU VACCINATION
UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention launched a free vaccination initiative for labourers against measles, mumps and rubella.
We got in touch with Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone and they arranged free vaccination for our Hira workers from Saqr Hospital, Ras Al Khaimah. Along with the vaccination, doctor also gave them useful tips to live a healthy life and shared the effects of not taking MMR vaccine.
People who are born during or after 1957, who do not have evidence of immunity against measles should get at least one dose of MMR vaccine. The MMR vaccine is the best way to protect against measles, mumps and rubella, which are serious and sometimes fatal diseases. When you get immunized, you help protect others as well. Close to 100 Hira workers took this free vaccination initiative taken by MOHAP.
ALCOHOL DRINKING AND SMOKING IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH – 5 MARCH, 2019
The use of alcohol is associated with an increased risk of injuries and accidents. Even a single episode of excessive drinking can lead to a negative outcome. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that around 3.3 million deaths are related to harmful use of alcohol worldwide, that is almost 6% of all deaths around the world. Alcohol consumption triggers many diseases, such as several types of cancer, cirrhosis of the liver, and cardiovascular diseases.
As a part of internal CSR activity, we have organized a lecture along with RAK hospital, Dr. George Chako – Senior Specialist Internal Medicine delivered a talk about the effects of drinking & smoking to our workers in a very interesting manner. He explained very clearly how alcohol drinking affects the family, Career, Life, Social Development & Community. Our workers also shared their life changing experience after they quit drinking & smoking. Our aim is to educate our employees to live a healthy and happy life.