Capital Centre Arjaan by Rotana celebrates the World Cancer day

Press release
Published February 7th, 2016 - 10:52 GMT
During the event
During the event

In celebration of the World Cancer day, Capital Centre Arjaan by Rotana in collaboration with Burjeel Hospital organized a cancer awareness session in order toto encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.

World Cancer Day is marked on February 4th to raise awareness of cancer around the world. World Cancer Day was founded by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to support the goals of the World Cancer Declaration, written in 2008. The primary goal of World Cancer Day is to significantly reduce the number of illnesses and deaths caused by cancer by 2020.

As part of World Cancer Day 2016, Burjeel Hospital has organised free educational sessions for colleagues and guests at Capital Centre Arjaan by Rotana hotel. The sessions covered areas such as the different types of cancer, how to identify symptoms, treatments and preventative measures.

Speaking on the occasion, Enad Tannous, General Manager Capital Centre Arjaan by Rotana said: “Raising awareness about cancer is the key to encouraging early detection, hence saving lives. We would like to thank the team at Burjeel Hospital for their great collaboration and support in making this event possible.”

After the cancer awareness session, a yoga expert from Burjeel Hospital conducted a yoga session followed by guided relaxation. All the participants felt profoundly relaxed and cheerful after the session. It was an amazing and positive way to energize the workplace while shedding light on a sensitive yet necessary topic. 

Background Information

Rotana Hotel Management Corporation

Rotana was founded in 1992, by a partnership between two visionary thinkers, Nasser Al Nowais and Selim El Zyr, who were joined three years later by Nael Hashweh and Imad Elias.

Operating as Rotana, it opened its first property in Abu Dhabi in 1993 and is today one of the leading hotel management companies within the Middle East and North Africa.

Rotana is a company offering the best of both worlds. A unique understanding of the culture and communities of the Middle East combined with the collective expertise of an executive team contributing over 35 years of international experience in the service industry.

Rotana aggressive expansion plans have seen the company grow from 2 properties in 1993 to a total of 70 by 2014. With several further properties planned for opening and new projects in the pipeline confirming the company's intention to have a Rotana managed property in all the major cities throughout the Middle East and North Africa within the next five years. 

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