Sahi (from the Arabic word صاحي meaning healthy) is a
non profit
A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...
school health programme in
Ras al-Khaimah
Ras Al Khaimah (; ), often referred to its initials RAK, is the largest city and capital of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in the U.A.E. The city had a population of 191,753 in 2025, and is the sixth-most populous city in UAE after Dubai, Abu ...
,
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...
initiated in 2011 in collaboration with
Arabian Healthcare Group, and the
pilot
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was implemented in September 2012. Its objectives, services and themes are to promote
preventive health services, and improve and promote health and safety-related attributes and behaviors in schools. It will also provide
health screening
In medicine, screening is a strategy used to look for as-yet-unrecognised conditions or risk markers. This testing can be applied to individuals or to a whole population without symptoms or signs of the disease being screened.
Screening interv ...
s,
health reports,
health education
Health education is a profession of educating people about health. Areas within this profession encompass environmental health, physical health, social health, emotional health, intellectual health, and spiritual health, as well as sexual and r ...
workshops, and individual and/or family
counselling
Counseling is the professional guidance of the individual by utilizing psychological methods especially in collecting case history data, using various techniques of the personal interview, and testing interests and aptitudes.
This is a list of c ...
.
The programme is run by the Arabian Healthcare Group and headed by Francesca Rodgers, a therapist from the United Kingdom. The medical side of the programme is supported by staff from
RAK Hospital.
References
External links
Khaleejtimes.comAmeinfo.comSAHI School Health Programme , WCDArabian Healthcare launches 'SAHI - School Health Program' in Ras Al Khaimah - RSSPumpFlair.wittysparks.comOfficial Website
2011 establishments in the United Arab Emirates
Medical and health organisations based in the United Arab Emirates
Organisations based in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah
Education in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah
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