(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) My Health My Pledge is a global campaign that has been designed to encourage people to make a small change in their daily routines and lifestyles for a healthier life.
Dubai: More than 150000 pledges have been recorded globally from the My Health My Pledge initiative of Aster DM Healthcare. The programme which rolled out in November 2014 has scaled record-breaking heights in encouraging people to take a pledge as the first step towards healthy living.
My Health My Pledge is a global campaign that has been designed to encourage people to make a small change in their daily routines and lifestyles that would have a larger impact on their health in the long run. The initiative has attracted the interest of many including many well-known personalities from around the world. The initiative is expected to set a new Guinness World Record for the maximum number of health pledges taken by the public.
Speaking on the campaign and the overwhelming response it has received Dr Azad Moopen Chairman and Managing Director of Aster DM Healthcare said: “We often find it difficult to take that first step which is also the most crucial towards our health.”
Some of the notable personalities who have taken the pledge include Engineer Essa Al Haj Al Maidoor Director General of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA); TP Seetharam Indian Ambassador to the UAE; Grace Relucio-Princesa Philippine Ambassador to the UAE; Edward Hobart Consul General of the UK in Dubai Jamal Majid Bini Thaniah Vice-Chairman of DP World; former Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar Pakistani cricketers Misbah-ul-Haq Shahid Afridi and Sarfaraz Ahmed Indian film actors Ajay Devgan Nana Patekar Jayaram and Kapil Sharma.
“We are overwhelmed by the response the My Health My Pledge campaign continues to generate. The kind of pledges taken have been encouraging right from parents pledging to quit smoking to people pledging to walk every day” Alisha Moopen Director of Corporate Strategies at Aster DM Healthcare said.
The web portal www.myhealthmypledge.com has been set up for individuals to register online.
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