Etisalat Group won four Gold Stevie award in the four categories entered, including Executive of the Year – Telecommunications, awarded to Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, CEO, Etisalat Group. The other awards were Most Innovative Company of the Year in the Middle East and Africa; Best New Product or Service of the Year – Health & Pharmaceuticals – Service for the Etisalat Group’s mHealth initiative, Mobile Baby and Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year in the Middle East and Africa, also for Mobile Baby.
Etisalat’s award wins at the International Business Awards is a great source of pride for the organization and is the culmination of tireless initiatives and innovations in the field of social responsibility. The awards also reflect Etisalat’s goal to accelerate social transformation and economic growth across the Group’s markets in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, while the award for “Executive of the Year – Telecommunications” recognizes the work Julfar has done at Etisalat over the past fifteen months to benefit the company and its customers.
“At Etisalat, we believe telecommunications is transformative. It transforms people’s lives, businesses and economies. Our goal is to accelerate social transformation and economic growth across our 15 markets of operation, and we are well on our way in meeting these goals by developing technologies and services that benefit society as a whole,” Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat Group, said.
In-line with Etisalat’s social responsibility initiatives, the Mobile Baby programme has been successfully introduced in a number of markets across Africa, and has been effective in assisting with in-facility births and post-partum care in several African countries. The programme has allowed for cheaper maternal care and delivery services, as well as helping to save the lives of several mothers and children.