DOHA: The Kulluna for Health and Safety campaign took its message of water safety at homes, pools and boats to the popular Qatar International Boat Show for the third year. The show ended at Lusail Marina, attracting thousands of visitors.
Kulluna is a national health, safety and awareness campaign, founded by Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Hamad International Training Centre (HITC) with ConocoPhillips Qatar as the founding sponsor.
Dr Khalid Abdulnoor Saifeldeen, Director, HITC, said, “Sadly, water, a substance that many of us take for granted can also put children’s lives at risk under certain circumstances.
“Water-related accidents are unfortunate as they can be easily avoided. In less than two minutes, a child can drown in as little as five cubic centimetres of water.”
“Spreading awareness about such facts and precautionary measures is the first step towards bringing the community together to create an accident-free environment,” Dr Saifeldeen said.
“Kulluna’s stand also provided information on how to perform CPR in case of drowning, as the first few moments after the accident are the most crucial and chances of survival increase after quick resuscitation,” he added.
Gary Sykes, President, ConocoPhillips Qatar, said, “As founding sponsor of the Kulluna campaign, taking part in the boat show for the third consecutive year is something we are proud of.
“Kulluna seizes every opportunity to raise awareness and save lives. Participation in such events proves Kulluna’s commitment to help as many people as possible to stay safe and healthy by equipping them with the right information and tools and the campaign has been very successful in doing so for hundreds of thousands of people in Qatar.” Kulluna also offered free tests for blood cholesterol, blood sugar, height, weight, blood pressure and body mass index as part of its healthy heart campaign.
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