BENEFIT gets Gold-Level Health-Promoting Workplace certificate from Ministry of Health

TDT | Manama                                        

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BENEFIT, a leading company in Fintech and electronic financial transactions services, received the Gold Level Certificate from the Ministry of Health for the ‘Health-Promoting Workplace’ programme earlier last week. 

The programme aligns with workplace health guidelines encompassing proper nutrition, physical activity, tobacco control, psychological health, and occupational health.

The certificate was awarded in the presence of Ministry of Health officials, including Dr Ejlal Al-Alawi - Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health and Dr Wafaa Al-Sharbaty - Director of the Health Promotion Department. 

BENEFIT implemented initiatives tied to each core element of the programme, including an obesity prevention program, sports events, office exercise time, first aid training, a tobacco cessation competition, and social events for employees and their families.

Commenting on the award, BENEFIT Senior Manager – Compliance & MLRO, Maryam Kamal, “At BENEFIT, we recognise that employees represent the most important resource for a company, and we continually strive to take important steps to safeguard them in all capacities. 

“The healthy workplace program is well aligned with our values of empowerment as it supports our people in all their ambitions, within and outside of the business, also this program is one of the initiatives to support and achieve the sustainable development goals SDGs 2030.  ”