National Campaign for Prevention and Protection from Congenital Heart Diseases for Students
Is a campaign through which we work to conduct a set of medical examinations in order to discover cases of congenital heart defects among our students, and to carry out awareness campaigns about the dangers of congenital heart diseases and how to prevent them, by doing the following
The launch of the national campaign (Prevention and Protection) for congenital heart diseases to conduct free medical examinations to ensure the safety of the heart from congenital deformities for more than (1,000,000) male and female students in all schools of the country is considered the first of its kind locally, Arab, international and global. It will also include lectures, seminars and awareness meetings about the risks of congenital heart diseases and how to prevent them, conduct training courses and provide medical consultations. The examinations include the following:
- Measuring weight and height.
- Measuring blood pressure.
- Measuring body fat percentage.
- Measuring blood sugar level.
- Measuring blood oxygen level.
- Electrocardiography (ECG).
- Heart imaging using ultrasound (sonar).
- Determining the likelihood of congenital heart disease.
Our partners
Health authorities
Hospitals and cardiology clinics
Universities and medical colleges
Private entities from companies and civil/private institutions
Volunteers
School nurse
Executing Partners of the Campaign.
1,000,000
Male and female students.
In alignment with the strategic objectives of the Emirates Red Crescent Authority and the Emirates Society for Congenital Heart Diseases, we are working together to achieve the goals of the national awareness campaign for congenital heart diseases among students under the slogan:
Academic consultants
Dr. Haitham Ali AlHashimi
Dr. Issam El Rassi
Dr Ahmed Mohammed Al Kamali
Dr. Zainab Abdul Hai Al Awadhi
Dr. Mahmoud Al Soufi
Dr. Ibtesam Ibrahim Al Bastaki
Dr. Mohamed Kasem
Dr. Mohamed Sulaiman
Dr Ahmed Arilmaz
Professor Abdallah Raweh The Campaign's Objectives.
Make an inventory of all cases of congenital heart defects in all schools in the country
Work to reduce the number of people with congenital heart disease in the country
Work to reduce the risks of congenital heart disease at the state level
Raise awareness of congenital heart disease among community members
Educating people about heart abnormalities and their implications
Preparing a documented scientific study as a pioneering initiative for public health in the United Arab Emirates.
Project scope
The United Arab Emirates
Our partners
