Emaar MGF organizes HIV/AIDS Awareness camps on World AIDS Day
Company promotes 'Getting to Zero' campaign with checkup camps for site workers.
- (1888PressRelease) December 03, 2015 - Gurgaon : In line with its ideology of welfare for all, Emaar MGF Land Ltd, India's leading real estate developer, reinforced its commitment to World Health Organization (WHO)'s 'Getting to ZERO' campaign by celebrating 'World AIDS Day 2015' with the construction workers at its project sites in Gurgaon and Mohali. Various activities were organized to create awareness amongst labourers, employees and people in the immediate vicinity about HIV/AIDS and the preventive measures to control its spread.
As per WHO guidelines, World AIDS Day is celebrated globally on 1st December every year with the multi-year theme (for 2011-2015): "Getting to Zero: Zero new HIV infections, Zero discrimination and Zero AIDS-related deaths".
To mark the occasion this year, Emaar MGF organized AIDS awareness and education sessions, and health check-up camps, for labourers at its various project sites such as Capital Towers, Marbella, Palm Garden, Imperial Garden, Digital Greens in Gurgaon, and Mohali Hills in Mohali. To ensure the success of these campaigns, the company representatives also conducted HIV/AIDS awareness marches from the project sites to respective labour colonies and the neighbourhood. These initiatives were organized in collaboration with National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), and doctors from Haryana Government Aids Awareness Program, Samarth NGO, and local hospitals.
The event saw active participation by engaged and enthusiastic site workers in multiple activities like Slogan, Poster & Banner making, Competitions and Quiz on AIDS awareness and safety. Prizes were also given to best Health, Safety and Environment conscious performers amongst site staff and workers. The day-long campaign concluded with distribution of sweets and contraceptives, promoting the message of healthy living.
Commenting on the importance of this campaign, Mr. Baljot Gill, Vice President-Projects, Emaar MGF Land Ltd, said "We at Emaar MGF believe that an interdependent and healthy society can prosper by walking together while caring for each other. We envision an AIDS-free generation, and it is through these small but significant steps, that we can do more, do better and reach out further to promote awareness about this pandemic and help our workers & employees lead a healthy, safe and productive life. It is endeavours like these that present us with an added opportunity of realizing our corporate social responsibility by associating with our social partners, and most importantly engaging with our biggest asset, our human capital."
Emaar MGF, renowned for providing premium quality living spaces to its patrons, has been regularly organizing several social engagement programs, such as blood donation camps, alongside celebrating public events such as World Environment Day, National Safety Day & Week and World Quality Day at its project sites pan-India. The company also periodically conducts activities like gift distribution to children of construction workers, blanket distribution to site labourers, and tree plantation drives. It also runs Mobile Crèches for children of site labourers taking care of their education, nutrition and health. Moreover, Emaar MGF has contributed to various relief funds for natural calamities like floods and earthquakes; in addition to associating with NGOs working in the field of disability, education and healthcare.
About Emaar MGF Land Limited
Emaar MGF is a joint venture between MGF Developments Ltd and Emaar Properties PJSC, Dubai. The Company has been instrumental in bringing one of the largest FDI in the Indian real estate sector. Headquartered in New Delhi, the Company started operations in India in mid-2005 and is engaged in Residential, Commercial, Retail and Hospitality projects across India. The Company is driven by its mission to develop and deliver unique integrated lifestyle and work place environments and planned developments and to be recognized as a responsible corporate citizen and an employer of choice. Emaar MGF is constructing master planned developments including residential, retail and hospitality properties to provide fully integrated self contained communities. For more details please visit http://www.emaarmgf.com/
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