KUWAIT: VIVA, aworld-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms tocustomers and enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, and a subsidiaryof STC Group, organized a Breast Cancer awareness session for its employees atVIVA's headquarter building, under the #because_we_care umbrella.
The eventembraced several activities that brought the employees together to learn moreabout the health cause. The awareness session conducted by Dr FaisalAl-Terkait, consultant medical oncologist and Head of the breast cancer unit atthe Kuwait Cancer Control Center, MBBS, MRCP, CCT (UK), highlighted theimportance of prevention and early screening which will in return reduce theprobability of diagnosis and any required aggressive treatment. Terkait alsodiscussed with VIVA's female employees the risks of the disease, its signs andsymptoms and the given age and factors that play a main role in choosing theproper time of when one should start screening.
As part of the#because_we_care campaign, the Public Relations team at VIVA distributed pinkroses as invitations to encourage all female employees to attend the session aswell as ribbon pins that represent the international logo of breast cancerawareness. Accordingly, the turnout was beyond expected which helped spreadawareness among the employees who have shown interest in the topic ofdiscussion and were highly interactive with the doctor.
This sessionfalls in line with VIVA corporate social responsibility agenda that strives tosupport different initiatives all in benefit of the society and the employees.VIVA has concluded the session by recognizing Dr Terkait with a trophy for hisefforts and participation in this special occasion.