Gary Lewin: AXA for cooperative insurance company battling breast cancer in Saudi Arabia

AXA for Cooperative Insurance participates in supporting women who are fighting breastcancer in Gulf region, in a move that emphasizes its commitment to the community, AXA Gulf, one of the world's largest insurance companies in the Arab Gulf region which operates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the name of AXA Cooperative Insurance Company, took the lead to hold a partnership with a radiological diagnosis advisers center and Alabeer group, and launches a campaign to raise awareness against breast cancer that aims to educate women of all ages and inform them about the prospect of the disease and the importance of early detection of breast cancer at first stages.


The campaign also includes a variety of  activities designed to combat breast cancer starting with exclusive discounts of up to 50% of the clients of AXA  on mammogram until the end of November 2014.Customers can get discount vouchers via the website of the AXA for Cooperative Insurance or via the company's branches around the kingdom.The campaign kicks off  in all the branches of AXA, to put all staff badges pink and participate in fundraising to support breast cancer patients in the region.

Gary Lewin, CEO of AXA for Cooperative Insurance Said: «We see this campaign of extreme importance to the community and we are proud of our association with this leading medical authority of Saudi Arabia in order to promote awareness of the disease and to support educational efforts during the month of the fight against breast cancer. We hope that our efforts to help spread awareness and eliminate the disease.

The fight against breast cancer campaign is part of the social responsibility of AXA for Cooperative Insurance and basic side from its commitment to achieve a better concept of the health risks faced by individuals and society as a whole because of the disease.

Axa for Cooperative Insurance

According to the World Health Organization, 70% of breast cancer cases are not recognized but after reaching a very advanced stage in the Middle East which led to the deterioration of the disease in a high proportion of women. But the dynamic partnership between the public and private sectors, in addition to cutting-edge innovations in the field, to contribute to the support of the health care sector to provide solutions that focus on the needs of patients and to meet the health needs of women in the Middle East.

AXA operates in the Arabian Gulf countries through the strength of a team of more than 850 employees in 31 branches across the region to serve more than a million customers.

The total premiums in 2013 of more than 771 millionUS $, making AXA one of the largest international companies in the insurance sector in the Gulf countries and offer variety of insurance products and services to its customers from individuals and institutions.

 AXA Gulf is working in Saudi Arabia under the name of «AXA Cooperative Insurance Company.» Axa recently got the best insurance company award for the fifth consecutive year, also got the best provider of personal insurance services in 2014 within the Middle East and North Africa, and the award for the best product for auto insurance within the Banker Middle East Awards in the United Arab Emirates.

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