Qatar based Ooredoo, a leading telecommunications company and The Leo Messi Foundation have officially launched the first in a new wave of Mobile Health Clinics for Indonesia.

The celebrations took place in Jogja, the capital of the Yogyakarta Special Region in Java, and marked the first step in the on-going expansion of the healthcare initiative announced in May this year. Plans are in place to make more clinics accessible in Indonesia, Myanmar, Algeria and Tunisia as part of the programme.

With a focus on the importance of education and healthy living for communities, the clinics will play an informative role, in addition to providing people with a range of free services, including medical checks, dental checks, nutritional advice and vitamin distribution.

The launch ceremony was attended by Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani, Ooredoo chairman and chairman of the board of commissioners of Ooredoo’s company in Indonesia, Indosat; Dr Nasser Marafih, group CEO, Ooredoo; Alexander Rusli, president director and CEO, Indosat; and representatives of Jogja’s local government.

In addition, 150 parents and 150 children attended the event, where they received messages about the prevention and cure for common illnesses, as well as the importance of a healthy lifestyle and education for the children. These members of local rural communities were also able to trial the clinic’s services, receiving a range of healthy gifts to help ensure that better living continues at home.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani, chairman, Ooredoo Group, said: “These mobile health clinics are an investment in the future of the communities we serve.” – TradeArabia News Service