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CONTENTS FEATURES 10. School inspections - what do they really mean?
32. Abu Dhabi National Hotels are open for business
14. Awareness is our medicine until we find a cure.
34. UAE lifts nightime movement restrictions and mall bans
16. Mauritius resumes tourism
36. Instragram improves shopping capabilities in the app
18. Abu Dhabi engages parents to plan safe school return 20. Are you struggling to meet the changes tha COVID presents to your life?
38. Lego teams up with super mario 40. Al Ain Zoo celebrates world giraffe day
22. Mediclinic Middle East launches robotics program
41. Al Ain Zoo launches gazelle breeding program
24. Businesses shouldn’t wait for things to get back to normal
44. Al Ain Zoo is an integrated health system for saving en dangered animals
26. Ritz Carlton RAK welcomes new addition - a baby camel
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46. Recipes
27. NYU Abu Dhabi researchers explore the balance needed to flatten covid curve
48. Puzzles
30. Time to get into shape with MAX
51. Coloring Sheet
50. Crossword
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School Inspections: What do they really mean? Andrew Thomas B.Ed (Hons) M.Phil NPQH Principal Al Ain English Speaking School
never thought I would return to my beloved countryfied county of Devon, to witness things by children that would make your hair curl if I wrote them here….. In fact, you wouldn’t believe it!
I have been at the chalk face of being inspected for over 20 years now, and have come to learn that school inspections always cause so much division, contention and debate, but I want to share with you how they work, & what they measure.
Moving forward to 2010, we had made major changes to the school with policy, procedures and most importantly of all, recruitment of good staff. Principals in the UK and here in the UAE, are asked to prepare a SEF (School Evaluation Form), prior to the inspection, and this is given to the inspectors well in advance of the ‘main event’. The term ‘Form’ is an understatement, as it is usually over 120 pages long! Now, here is the deal: Principals have to present their school on this paper work in the best light as they can, pointing to hard evidence, whilst inspectors will use it primarily to make a judgement before the inspection is conducted and will go hunting during the inspection, to ensure the evidence supports the statements made. At the end of the ‘Form,’ the Principal has to grade themselves against the criteria of the framework: get it wrong against what the inspectors judge during the inspection and the Principal and management are judged as weak, or poor. Does a Principal really want to say that their school is weak, just to get a mention in the report that the management is strong, for getting this judgement correct?
Ten years ago, I was an Assistant Principal, in one of the largest schools in Europe, let alone the UK, that gained Ofsted’s prestigious ‘Outstanding’ inspection grade. Eleven years prior to this time, I had joined this same school as a junior teacher that was in the bottom 5% of all schools in the UK. I remember being offered the position and pausing; but it was my professor from university, Gareth Stratton, who gave me some very kind words about how schools like this needed youngsters like myself, to make changes. Those words are as fresh to me today as they were then, and ones I remind myself of how I can now drive success and change in my own school when recruiting newly qualified teachers: looking to build capacity for the future. The school was in ‘Special Measures,’ the worst grade possible; in fact it was worse than this, as we were served ‘Notice to Improve’. This meant that the inspectorate had given the school a small amount of time to change things for the better, or the government would close the school, but were the inspectors correct in their judgement? Oh yes! I had trained in some very challenging schools in inner-city Liverpool (which I loved), but The Source
The SEF had been written, and we had judged ourselves as ‘Good’. This was the second of four results possible, ‘Outstanding’ being the 10
best, with ‘Requires Improvement’ & ‘Inadequate’ (The latter has two sub-categories, ‘Serious Weakness’ & then ‘Special Measures’). I remember the Senior Team sat in the boardroom with the inspectors on that Friday at about 1700hr, when the lead inspector said, ‘We have judged this school to be Outstanding!’ The hairs on my neck still raise just recalling this moment, as we never expected this. How did we achieve this? We were saying ‘Good,’ and we were solid about this. No inflation, no modesty, just honesty. Well, according to the inspector, the teaching that was observed over the 2 days was mostly ‘Outstanding,’ despite our floor targets of the GCSE and A Level results being far from those set by the government! This latter point was a key component of the UK inspections. Hold this thought, whilst I forward wind 4 years later to the next inspection!
considerably of a higher and tougher standard than the UK. I would estimate that a ‘Good’ grade here would easily translate to an ‘Outstanding’ in the UK due to the floor targets and standards that the UAE demands. We shouldn’t apologise for that and as parents we should encourage the standards here in the UAE; albeit, as a Principal it makes our job a bit harder! Inspections have taken place across the UAE recently on Distance Learning, and I can for one tell you that they have been very thorough and very demanding. There is no hiding for a school in inspection, whether it be virtual or physical. Inspectors are in the main, ex-Principals, and senior leaders that know the tricks, know the deal; and know where schools shine and hide. Indeed, a good school leader will tell you that an inspection should simply be a by-product of what we do everyday, where I tell my own staff that you should teach every lesson as if the parents of the children you teach are also in the room; for sure, this is what Distance Learning has allowed!
It was another Friday at approximately 1500hr. The inspection was coming to an end. The lead inspector was walking up the stairs to that same boardroom, with the senior team in tow, when he said to us all, ‘We feel this is a Good school’. Ok, we were going to lose the Outstanding badge, which was fair and was in our SEF judgement too, but within 10 minutes after this statement was made, something extraordinary happened.
Celebrate your school’s result. Support them where they can make improvements, but know that there is blood, sweat and tears poured into your school by the management to make it the best they can every day, and not just for an inspection. Pride, honour and respect is the bare minimum at stake as important young lives and their futures are placed in our hands.
A car pulled up and out jumped the moderating inspector. The moderating inspector can show up from time to time, here and in the UK, but they are there to see fair play and oversee the conduct of the inspection team.
Andrew Thomas B.Ed (Hons) M.Phil NPHQ Principal Al Ain English Speaking School.
I remember her entering the boardroom with her leopard print kitten heels, slamming down the school’s GCSE and A level results document (PANDA on the desk), and saying, ‘This says you are a school that should be ‘Requires to Improve,’ and as such, that’s your grade.” And that was it! Four years ago our data wasn’t an issue, and now it was!
Andrew gained his Master of Philosophy degree through the study of technology in education and has delivered many conference speeches on technology in education, including BETT Middle East, and at the British Educational Research Association.
Are inspection grades decided in an office? This was something that I became cynical about in the UK, having been at both sides of the coin.
Al Ain English School has recently been inspected for Distance Learning and has been graded with the top grade of “Developed” by ADEK.
Here in the UAE, I have predicted our grades to the Chairman in advance of each of our inspections, and with my own fair reflection and SEF, we have seen those grades translated into the reports. What I will say is this: the framework here in the UAE is 11
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YOUR KIDS DESEVE THE BEST Screening and testing campaign in Musaffah, Abu Dhabi, successfully concludes, having fully contained the spread of Covid-19 Six-week campaign offers free medical assessments and screening for 570,000 people Campaign delivered streamlined healthcare and support services to residents The Abu Dhabi Department of Health, in cooperation with relevant entities, has successfully concluded a sixweek screening and testing campaign in the Musaffah area of Abu Dhabi, having fully contained the spread of Covid-19 among the area’s residents. The campaign, which started on 9 May, provided streamlined healthcare and support services to residents as part of the National Screening Programme, which aims to provide Covid-19 testing for the largest
possible number of Abu Dhabi residents. Over the six-week period, free transportation to testing centres and medical assessments were provided for 570,000 residents. Screening took place across 2,730 buildings. Additional preventative and precautionary health measures were provided to protect residents’ health and safety, including the provision of 750,00 face masks and multi-lingual education and awareness programmes to 570,000 people. The sessions, which outlined social distancing guidelines, and the use of personal protection equipment (face masks and gloves), resulted in a high rate of adoption of preventative measures. As an additional gesture of support, one million free meals were provided. Volunteers and frontline workers from across the community dedicated their time and effort to support the campaign, which was widely welcomed by residents.
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Awareness is our medicine. Until we find a cure… Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Sharjah Media Council
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The fact that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has dominated people’s online search queries and behaviours globally in the past six months is clearly indicative of the fact that life during this pandemic has, among other things, been one full of questions.
In essence, this crisis has necessitated local media to function as a public-health educator. They have educated the public about the impact of COVID-19 on daily life, trade, travel and financial markets, keeping the nation abreast of every official announcement and every public initiative by government authorities designed to slow the spread of the disease.
In the UAE and beyond, billions are relying on news and media, and turning to the internet to look for answers, allay their concerns, keep themselves entertained, and perform as many life functions as possible within the restrictions that have been announced by governments to ensure we are not putting ourselves or our loved ones in any risk.
As we hail our countless everyday heroes across sectors for ensuring that we have continued access to the complex network of enablers to continue life and work, has it ever occurred that every single individual in our nation, in our own unique way, on the frontline of this crisis? By not overlooking or undermining our duties and responsibilities attached to the partial freedom of movement and social life restored after a long and hardfought battle with COVID-19, we are all contributing to winning over this pandemic.
A silver lining to all this turbulence is our willingness and capacity to work cohesively to find a permanent solution to this first-of-its-kind global health crisis. Today, thanks to our epidemiologists, doctors and scientists, we understand the virus better and are better equipped to resume – to some extent if not entirely – life’s essential functions. After a period of complete physical distancing by staying home as necessitated by the comprehensive National Disinfection Programme undertaken by the UAE government, we are gradually starting to show up to work in smaller numbers, engaging in a few hours of exercise outdoors, taking our children for a recreational outing, and so on.
How do we make sure that we are all on the same page in fighting Coronavirus? By being aware and informed, by being steadfast in our efforts, and by doing our best to support our wise leadership to achieve success in all their endeavours directed towards completely eradicating this virus and bring the nation back to health. In all this, the media will remain strongly committed to educating and empowering you, every step of the way.
The media’s role through the course of the outbreak has been paramount. In Sharjah and the UAE, the sector has been working around the clock to assemble and disseminate critical information from healthcare authorities on ways to avoid the spread of the infection, distilling complex data into easily digestible and useful information.
Awareness is our medicine. Until we find a cure…
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Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority revealed precautionary measures to resume tourism After the COVID19 Scenario, things are going back to normalcy in the beautiful island of Mauritius, as the health authorities and the government succeeded to overcome the pandemic and beating the virus. And to further keep Mauritius’ guests safe as well as the public, Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) revealed precautionary measures to ensure the health and safety of the visitors and workers in the tourism sector.
national norms and standards. Dishwashing and laundry equipment, Air conditioners are regularly cleaned and disinfected using high standard tools and materials. Hand sanitizers, social distancing is applicable in the hotel shared areas as well as thermal guns to check the temperature of workers and visitors prior to entering the hotel premises. As for swimming pools, the number of users is limited at the same time, while maintaining social distancing between each set of sunbeds, and all workers are regularly using face masks and sanitizers.
The sanitary measures were taken to ensure the safe resumption of activities in the tourism sector, this includes measures taken for all enterprises and activities involved in the tourism sector, with strict guidelines for hotels, restaurants, shops and shopping malls, eco-tourism, golf courses and for tourist guides, as well as measures for nautical activities and commercial pleasure crafts.
For restaurants’ dining area, tables are set to ensure the social distancing between the guests, buffet service is serviced by hotel/restaurant employees wearing protective equipment. Digital menus will be used more often, while the level of hygiene is increased to a high level of standards. The same protocol of cleanliness and hygiene is applicable in the kitchen and among the staff.
The measures taken for the tourism enterprises and activities are shortened in the basic principles of maintaining cleanliness at all times, increased levels of hygiene for the workers and visitors, maintain social distancing and wearing face masks where applicable.
Tourist Guides are required to brief to clients on sanitary protocols to be observed during the visit, wearing of masks by the guide and participants during the visit, Physical distancing to be maintained between the tourist guide and each participant.
Whilst using transportation, vehicles are sanitized after each of the passenger’s use, the driver is wearing a protective mask and the number of passengers is limited to maintain the social distancing.
All open areas and other activities, including nautical activities, are following the same above guidelines to ensure o ensure that tourists enjoy everything around and leave the worries behind, as Mauritius is coming back, in a healthier, safer, and better way.
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ABU DHABI ENGAGES PARENTS TO PLAN SAFE SCHOOL RETURN FOR CHILDREN issued by the government, ADEK will ensure Abu Dhabi parents have their say on specific variables via a comprehensive and anonymous survey run in collaboration with schools.
A Comprehensive survey from Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) will anonymously gauge back-to-school opinions following the UAE Ministry of Education’s announcement on the potential reopening of schools for the new academic year.
“ADEK is fully aligned with the Ministry of Education on the potential reopening of schools in September and we look forward to welcoming back our community of students, teachers, staff and parents. At the same time, we are conscious of the ongoing impact the last few months have had on families, so we want to hear parental feedback and concerns about sending their children back to school as their opinion matters very much. We are launching this survey to aggregate insights, which will shape the different schools’ return to classroom operations as we continue navigating the new normal together,” explained HE Sara Musallam, ADEK Chairperson.
Parents and students will play a major role alongside the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) in shaping a safe return to in-class education following the UAE Ministry of Education (MoE) announcement that a plan is in place to assess the potential reopening of schools for the new academic year. With regulators in each emirate responsible for working with education institutions to chart back-to-school policies for faculty, students and parents in adherence to safety guidelines
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support their school has offered in recent times.
“I know how hard schools and parents have been working to enable students to learn at home, and they all deserve tremendous appreciation for their efforts. However, nothing can replace a classroom setting and, as we prepare for the new academic year, we have a duty of care to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff. If after schools reopen, some parents still feel unsafe about sending their children back to school, they will always have the option of distance learning. I would urge parents to get involved in that process by completing the survey to ensure every student in Abu Dhabi has the safest and best possible return to class”, she added.
Reopening models may look different for each school based on their situation, while the provision of continued distance learning will cater for parents who prefer this model due to personal situations. Each school will receive reopening guidelines for safe operations, teaching and learning and staff and student wellbeing. The guidelines have been developed according to leading global practices for safe reopening of schools and with input from extensive consultations with stakeholders. To date, ADEK has conducted extensive stakeholder meetings on the subject with school principals, parents and teachers.
The survey covers a range of topics, from the number of children per household and how they usually travel to and from school, to preferences on school reopening, duration and format of school day, and whether parents intend to send their children to school. The research will also consider how families were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and what level of financial
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Are you struggling to meet the
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changes COVID presents to your life?
Our worlds have undoubtedly been turned upside down with the onslaught of COVID; worse still, there’s nothing much we can do to eradicate its impact. It’s ‘business unusual’ from hereon in; business ‘as usual’ has long gone. There’s no better time than now to consider change in both our lives and work. The following stages of the famed ADKAR model collectively act as a diagnostic to identify where you may face blockages to change or where you are resisting any movement through to the ‘post COVID era’. Once highlighted, these blockages provide your starting point for a targeted and individualized change plan that should assist you to build your own post-COVID strategy.
equally an awareness of the consequences of not changing, there will be little chance for change to occur. Desire to change will never occur without this awareness, yet the bad news is that even with awareness in place, the next stage of ‘desire’ is not guaranteed.
Whether you are looking to change up a career or life in general, we recommend you: Identify a change that you are being subjected to unwillingly identify blockages that seem to be holding you back from action, and then discover ways to manage that resistance. Resistance should remain your friend; it simply needs your tender attention as its lessons have been gift-wrapped for you and you alone Reimagine and build a post-blockage future where the change no longer deters you
Desire Once you have a high level of awareness, consider working with your level of ‘desire’ to make a specific change occur. Desire is different from ‘a want’; it really taps into what it is that you are prepared to do to ensure your preferred change will occur. Will you do whatever it takes to make the change happen, participate in or fully support the change, or could you easily find reasons and excuse s
Your Awareness may be blocked by your viewpoint of the current situation, circulating rumors or even the source of the change. Ask yourself: Which part of my job or life has room for alternative approaches as a result of this new reality? What will happen to my career, on both a short and long term if I do not explore those alternatives?
Awareness Awareness is the first requirement for any change. Without awareness of the reason for the need to change, o r
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to sabotage any change intention? For example, it is not uncommon to hear people say they want to lose weight yet their desire is the true blockage, because they will not continue to exercise or diet. Your Desire may be blocked by the nature of the change, your own motivators or even your own personal situation.
Your ability to apply a change may be blocked by psychological, physical or even intellectual factors. Ask yourself: What is it that is stopping me implement a change?
Ask yourself: If frustrated in your job, what are you prepared to do that will enable you to work well in post-COVID times? Are you focusing on one particular action or could you take multiple actions at once? If you are worried that your name could be on the termination or redundancy list, do you have strong and unbridled desire to do whatever it will take for them to see the value in keeping you in the team? IF you do receive a redundancy what are you prepared to do to ensure the impact is as positive as possible?
Reinforcement When behavior is changed, it will often feel very uncomfortable or unnatural; new behavior can often be tempted to go back to the old way of doing things. Reinforcement encourages the sustained use of new approaches, until you have almost been reprogrammed. I have often witnessed workplaces changing a process and after six months of the new way of work, the people are unable to even recall how a task previously was achieved. However, in the early stages, there’s often a need to reinforce the new behavior before old habits creep back in.
The first two phases of this diagnostic (Awareness and Desire) answer the question ‘why’ you should engage with change. The next two (Knowledge and Ability) concentrate on the ‘how to’ change. Any blockage at the above level must be cleared before you can have possibility of change with the next two levels.
Let’s take an example relevant to our times. It is possible that converting to virtual meetings may have presented challenges to you. You have spent the last week attempting to get more organized so you do not turn up late, or attend in a disorganized fashion. After a week of successful online meetings, perhaps you give yourself an hour off as a reward for the success.
Knowledge Knowledge is the phase of change that provides the facts and figures, information and techniques, references and formulae that become a source of substance and understanding for you to evolve your capabilities.
Change is a process and works step by step. Be kind to yourself, and never forget that any change we create and customize will always be easier than enforced and mandated change. Yet there will always be a level of change that might catch us by surprise, such as COVID. It’s how your respond and not react that will make all the difference. Identify blockages, remain open to what those blockages are communicating to you and work with them in order to build a better future for all.
The skill of baking needs an understanding of foodstuffs, the skill of riding a bike requires information about movement and basic mechanics, the skill of driving needs knowledge of the road rules. Knowledge provides information that allows any skill or action you apply to be efficient or effective. Knowledge levels of the how may be blocked by your ability to learn, the resources available for learning or even your openness of mind. Ask yourself: What do I need to know about COVID’s impact to fully understand the future of my work? With information about new jobs and ways of work, how can I apply it to my gain for a brighter career future?
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Mediclinic Middle East Launches Robotic Programme at Mediclinic City Hospital Mediclinic Middle East announces that it has implemented Robotic Surgery at Mediclinic City Hospital using the da Vinci Xi HD 4 arm robotic system, one of the most sophisticated laparoscopic surgical technologies available. This programme will complement and enhance its current comprehensive general surgery and laparoscopic surgery services, and will offer the service to patients from across the UAE and wider MENA region.
sultants, unmatched by any other hospital in the UAE in the scope of their training and experience in performing robotic surgery. Mediclinic City Hospital was also the first hospital in the UAE to offer robotic-assisted total/partial knee replacement surgery and has quickly built a strong reputation in this area, demonstrating the ability of the hospital to adopt new technologies and deliver measurable benefits.
Da Vinci robotic surgery is a state-of-the-art surgical procedure in which the conventional laparoscopic technique is combined with high precision robotic technology using four robotic arms which are expertly commanded by the surgeon from the surgical console using a 3D high-definition view of the surgical area. Articulated instruments allow the same movement capacity as the human wrist and the tremor filter eliminates any small uncontrollable movement in the surgeon’s hands. Minimally invasive surgery with da Vinci is widely used in urology and gynaecology procedures, and in several other procedures, too.
The implementation of the Robotic Programme will support the goal of Mediclinic City Hospital to be recognised as a Centre of Excellence for minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Roger Gergy, Consultant General Surgeon at Mediclinic City Hospital says, “With the purchase of da Vinci Xi, Mediclinic City Hospital will provide state of the art minimal invasive surgery across different specialities such as General Surgery, Gynaecology, Urology, Paediatrics and Thoracic.” Jamal Abdulsalam, CEO, Dubai Healthcare City Authority, said, “The launch of the Mediclinic Middle East Robotic Surgery Programme in Dubai Healthcare City strengthens the innovative, specialised services offered in the free zone. Mediclinic City Hospital has over the years brought advanced treatments across various specialities. We at DHCC along with our clinical partners are proud to contribute to the country’s position as one of the leading healthcare markets in the Middle East.”
Globally, Mediclinic already has extensive experience in robotic surgery using the da Vinci robotic system, with the technology in place since 2005 in Hirslanden, Mediclinic Middle East’s sister division in Switzerland, where they have carried out over 1,000 da Vinci interventions, and in Mediclinic Southern Africa since 2014. Mediclinic City Hospital was selected as the hub for Mediclinic Middle East’s robotic programme because it is already a market leader in the provision of advanced laparoscopic surgery across a number of specialities, and the introduction of robotics is a natural and logical fit with the existing clinical capabilities of the hospital, specifically in General Surgery, Gynaecology and Urology. As a leading tertiary care facility, it has an established programme infrastructure to support a surgical robot and has recruited a cohort of conThe Source
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Most Companies would have started their year with an exciting business plan and stretch targets/ objectives geared to how 2020 was meant to go. The UAE had been working tirelessly to build the infrastructure required for the highly anticipated event of the decade, Expo 2020. Business in the UAE was planned to be booming with much needed growth. However, when a global pandemic is announced, any business plan would have been placed in a drawer as businesses had to immediately react to lockdown, remote working and often placing the business into survival mode. As the world starts to emerge from lockdown and Companies start opening their doors again to their Employees and customers, a mistake that managers could make is to assume the business plan and objectives they had set are still relevant and to try and carry on as business as usual, forgetting they have pivoted, that this way of life is the new normal and we have to learn to live and work with the restrictions that are here for many months to come.
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With this in mind, now is the perfect time to regroup your senior management team and get focused on some creative strategic thinking underway. We have found that CEOs or MDs who sit down weekly, for a couple of hours, with their key 5 to 7 senior executives and look beyond the current year creates a very positive mindset amongst themselves and the rest of the company as the vision filters throughout the organisation. This also allows the executive team to keep a close eye on emerging trends, something that will be vital as the world emerges from the worst loss of GDP in history. The speed of change is now showing itself to be vital for businesses to recognise that it is imperative to avoid procrastination as every day counts as we restart the economy locally and globally. It is the local Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) that form a huge percentage of country’s economy, often more that 95%, that will be the foundation of our recovery. The leaders of these businesses must pivot, adapt and scale their operations now. In addition to the operational management changes required to move business now from a survival period to a thriving one, the effective leadership 24
of the executive team and their own teams is even more critical than it was 4 months ago.
when achieved, will take you towards your strategic goals.
The definition of leadership that has served me well over the years, was the one gifted to me by Dr. Paul Hersey, the founder of the Situational Leadership model and is that leadership is “any attempt to influence”.
Also, it is key that your execution of these priorities is in line with the core values of the company. In times of crisis, such we are in, it is very tempting to take a course that will steer you away from the true essence of the company in the quest for a quicker and easier win. Now is the time where many company’s core values are being tested to the limit and it is those that stick to these guiding principles that will survive and continue to thrive and scale.
Note the word attempt as you will not always be successful in your endeavours to influence (lead) others. As the only way that you can influence any one is through your behaviours, it is those that must be developed to be able to become a more effective influencer or leader.
The second key element in your execution plan should be to ensure that you are measuring the correct business indicators to build confidence that the plan is working and also to drive accountability through the organisation with celebrations and consequences depending on the state of each indicator. Ideally these indicators should be a mixture of forward looking, predictive numbers and historical results.
This becomes even more critical when we are leading remote teams where a high percentage of face to face interaction is lost through the computer screen, so being a master of using your influence behaviours will serve you very well in these challenging times. We have witnessed, on many occasions, that those leaders that work at becoming more effective in the use of their influencing behaviours are not only more rounded and effective leaders, their team also follow the shadow of the leader and become more able to deal with the new way of working with such conditions that we find ourselves in right now.
The final element to an effective execution plan is having a robust and motivating internal communication strategy in place to drive faster and more effective decision making throughout the organisation. The pandemic has driven us all to look at how we communicate and when we should do it. Some have reported that communication has increased during lockdown, that may be true, my question is always why that is and how effective is it?
Finally, you may have a great strategic plan developed through your senior executive team, you may also have a company full of rock star A-Players but if you haven’t got a solid execution roadmap to deliver your plan, all that great work will be to no avail as worse results and missed targets just drive moral and performance down the doom cycle.
Quite often the answer has been “Well, I need to keep an eye on them as they’re working from home!”
To prevent that happening, we have found that companies that have a very clear execution plan in place, that is regularly measured, reviewed and altered when necessary consistently outperform other similar companies.
Having a transparent, repeatable meeting rhythm in place has been proven time and time again to be the most effective way of keeping everyone informed and building trust, something that is key when your team members are remotely working.
To achieve this, there are three components that need to be in place. The first is to ensure that the whole organisation is focused on no more than 3 to 5 key priorities at any one time, this avoids the bright shiny object tendency of some leaders and ensures that the whole of the company’s resources is pulling in the same direction. It is also important that these priorities,
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THE RITZ-CARLTON RAS AL KHAIMAH, AL WADI DESERT WELCOMES A NEW ADDITION A BABY CAMEL CALLED LULIWA ‘PEARL’ The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert has welcomed a new baby camel called ‘Luliwa’, or more affectionately known as Lulu, meaning Pearl in Arabic to the stunning nature reserve, home to more than 8 Arabian camels and 135 Arabian gazelles and oryx. Lulu’s parents Darling and Bob, part of the conservation area’s herd of camels, welcomed Lulu on 9 May 2020, weighing a healthy 34kg and standing 120cm tall. Lulu was born with a glossy black coat, which will change over time to light brown along with long lashes to protect her eyes from the dust and sand. Darling and Luliwa have been inseparable since birth with Lulu displaying an inquisitive and energetic personality. She joins a thriving herd of Dromedary camels also known as the Arabian camel, characterised by a single hump, and a flourishing population of gazelle and oryx within the nature reserve. The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert, is a protected nature reserve spanning 500 hectares (1,235 acres) and is home to a range of diverse wildlife living naturally around the desert oasis. With more than 50 different species of birds, falcons, and owls, Arabian Oryx, beautiful sand gazelles and black bucks, guests can experience the breath-taking scenery of the secluded nature reserve whilst enjoying authentic encounters with nature. “We are so pleased to welcome baby Luliwa to The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert. At The Ritz-Carlton, we have a genuine commitment to supporting our community and protecting and conserving The Source
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our environment. Guests are invited to connect with nature and encounter the majestic birds and wildlife who call the nature reserve their home. The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah is a secluded haven for creating memories with loved ones and creating indelible marks for all the family. Our focus on delivering an unparalleled guest experience while protecting our natural resources is at the heart of everything we do”, said Tracey Oliver, General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton Ras al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert. The beauty of the Arabian Desert is showcased in all its glory and has been a secret to Bedouins for thousands of years. This secluded oasis is focused on offering exceptional experiences alongside unparalleled service for guests, whilst being committed to providing traditional Arabian hospitality. This tran27
quil all villa resort has so much to offer, and is exclusively geared towards “high tech and low touch” with each villa offering private entrances, pools and uninhibited views. A host of in-villa to in resort dining options, activities and interactions with nature as well as the chance to ride the camels and ponies and get up close and personal to the birds, means there is always the opportunity to create a memorable stay. Guests can book a stay now at The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert from AED 1,750++ per villa, per night inclusive of breakfast. The stay is applicable for two adults and two children under the age of 12 years, and includes the Owl and Falcon Show as well as access to the private beach at its sister resort, The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Hamra Beach. The Source
NYU Abu Dhabi researchers explore the balance needed to flatten the curve and reduce the spread of COVID-19 A team of mathematicians and economists from NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) examined how to balance the need to “flatten the curve” and reduce the spread of COVID-19 while trying to prevent economies from sustaining prolonged, severe, and potentially permanent damage. The team developed a mathematical model that could offer a template for policy-makers looking for the best approach to evaluate the human and economic costs of measures to contain the pandemic. In this work, Mortality containment vs. economics opening: Optimal policies in a SEIARD model published in Covid Economics, Vetted and Real-Time Papers from CEPR, researchers from NYUAD including Visiting Professor of Mathematics Elena Beretta, Professor of Practice of Mathematics Alberto Gandolfi, and Professor of Economics Etienne Was-
mer, as well as other collaborators, formalize the trade-off involved in the decision making between preserving economic activities and reducing the diffusion and the potential deaths resulting from COVID-19. They used the number of COVID-19 fatalities and the total GDP as proxies for the two effects, and provided a framework to think about economic costs and public health benefits. The researchers analyzed various examples; first, a complete lockdown until the presumed end of the pandemic at the end of the first quarter of 2021, which few countries appear to be pursuing; then a drastic, initial lockdown, followed by a reopening, which is what most countries are currently putting in place; finally, an alternation of containment and reopening, which is a potential
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scenario if regained activity leads to recurrence of the virus. The central findings suggest that gradual policies of longer duration but more moderate containment have large welfare benefits. On the other hand, after a sharp lockdown has been put in place, the researchers report that an alternation of containment and reopening is worth consideration. Beretta commented: “The central idea of our research is that it is possible to identify various opening levels that avert a sizable number of deaths without causing excessive damage to the economy. By developing this model, our hope is that policymakers will be better able to make informed decisions that balance the need to minimize the human cost of the pandemic and the desire to ensure the viability of the economies that are essential to their nations’ well-being.”
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Time to get into shape with MAX One thing that motivates you to work out is activewear that looks good and feels even better. Max has launched its new Max Active collection just in time for summer, and it is perfect for women who want to work out in the comforts of home or even a quick session outdoors. Athletic jackets, sports bras, leggings, shorts, crop tops, mesh sweaters and sport accessories in a range of colours and prints.
tion can elevate athleisure style by offering mix-and-match choices with classic stretchy fabrics and on-trend mesh. Max Active promotes a high-energy lifestyle - pair a textured t-shirt with print jogger pants or leggings with a sleeveless vest and you are good to go. The range also includes matching seamless sports bras and ankle length leggings in both colourful and monochromatic palettes, mesh t-shirts and solid leggings with mesh detail. The collection offers a variety of sports bras with features elasticized straps, ribbed hemlines and medium a support racerback which makes them supremely comfortable and chic.
The Max Active collection inspires fitness fanatics or even simply style-conscious shoppers to test their boundaries and keep working towards peak fitness. Prioritizing comfort and style, the range supports every stage of the fitness journey whilst ensuring the look is on point – all at unbeatable prices starting at only AED 35.
Shoes are always an important accessory but even more so when you’re rocking a sporty ensemble. Check out Max Fashion’s new sneakers with breathable lining and memory foam to keep your kicks in vibe to the rest of your look.
Ankur Srivastava, Head of Design at Max, said: “We have seen activewear is increasingly the preference of clothing at home, shopping, a stroll in the park or even a visit to the super market. The new Max Active collection centers on the specific needs of today’s ready-to-move generation and is designed to be comfortable, create a fashion statement and to be suitable for a range of high intensity physical workouts.” Activewear has become a staple in today’s wardrobe – not simply because we work out more, but because we are embracing a more casual and flexible way of dressing. Max Fashion’s new collecThe Source
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Abu Dhabi National Hotels (ADNH) is pleased to announce many of its luxury and five star hotels across the UAE are operating and back in full swing with strict safety and precautionary measures in place to ensure the wellbeing of all its guests.
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Abu Dhabi National Hotels (ADNH) is pleased to announce many of its luxury and five star hotels across the UAE are operating and back in full swing with strict safety and precautionary measures in place to ensure the wellbeing of all its guests. “We have introduced strict procedures as per local authorities’ regulations across our businesses as we emerge from unprecedented challenges and adapt to the global transformation within the hospitality industry. Staying optimistic for future traveI, the safety of all guests and employees is our primary focus and our responsibility being a leading hospitality company. We are continuously monitoring the performance of our businesses and adjusting accordingly whilst some of our hotels benefit from extensive refurbishments to enhance the guest experience.” says Khalid Anib, Chief Executive Officer of ADNH. To welcome guests with something special ADNH have kicked off exclusive getaway offers for the ultimate experience across
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out and 200 DHS credit to spend at the Spa, Restaurants & Bars per person, price starts from AED 500 Additionally, many of ADNH hotel’s renowned food and beverage outlet doors are now open with safety procedures in effect along with the implementation of new technologies including contactless dining and check-in / out to ensure guests’ safety.
their hotels in the UAE. Some of the attractive packages designed to guarantee you a memorable stay include: Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas: Delight your family with a seamless staycation and get 50% off the second room for your kids. Complimentary stay for children under 16 years if sharing room with parents, complimentary food & beverage for children under 12 years as well as 50% off food & beverage for children under 16 years. Address Dubai Mall | Address Dubai Marina: Views of the city’s finest sights, escape to Address Dubai Mall or Address Dubai Marina with packages designed with you in mind; rates from AED 449 with 200 DHS back to spend per night. Sheraton Abu Dhabi Hotel & Resort: Overlooking the stunning Corniche, escape to a resort catering to your every need and get your room upgraded with late check
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UAE lifts night-time movement restrictions Ban on children under 12 visiting shopping malls also lifted
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Health officials in the UAE announced the lifting of night-time movement restrictions in the country. Dr Saif Al Dhaheri, spokesman for the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, said the easing applied to all residents. Dr Al Dhaheri announced the national disinfection programme was complete but said public buildings would be regularly sanitised. Authorities also lifted the ban, in all seven emirates, on children under the age of 12 visiting shopping malls. News of the easing came as officials recorded 450 new cases of coronavirus in the previous 24 hours. Officials also revealed the details of a testing scheme under way across Abu Dhabi, with police and medics joining forces to provide free screenings. “One of the most important lessons we learnt is that compliance and co-operation are the best methods for positive results,” government spokeswoman Dr Amna Al Shamsi said. On Wednesday, health experts said infections in the UAE had reached 46,133 and that another 702 patients had recovered from the virus since Tuesday, while two died. So far, 34,405 UAE residents have recovered from the disease, or about 74 per cent of those infected. About 11,400 cases are still active and more than three million people across the UAE have been tested. Globally, more than 9.4 million cases of Covid-19 have been recorded, with 482,000 deaths.
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Instagram expands shopping to help more creators sell on the platform Instagram announced new Commerce Eligibility Requirements that expands access to Instagram Shopping to more types of businesses, including creators that want to connect with shoppers and sell their merchandise on Instagram.
When eligible creators and businesses sign up for Instagram Shopping, they will be notified as soon as they are approved and ready to start tagging products. Upon disapprovals, a clear reason will be offered so they can take the necessary action or appeal.
Whether you are a musician selling merchandise or a food blogger expanding into your own cookware line, any eligible creator account with at least one eligible product can use Instagram’s shopping tags to drive people to their website to make a purchase.
The updated Commerce Eligibility Requirements are available on Instagram’s Help Center. To learn more about how to enable Instagram Shopping, visit the IG setup guide.
With this new policy, eligible creators and businesses must tag products on Instagram from a single website that they own and sell from, so that people have a consistent and trusted shopping experience. Instagram will also update the sign-up flow to give clearer guidance to creators and businesses and offer more transparency into the types of businesses that are best suited to be supported. The updated requirements will also be applicable to new and existing businesses and will go into effect on July 9 in Egypt, Algeria, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, as well as all countries where Instagram Shopping is supported. They will provide greater transparency for people and businesses, and a more trusted shopping experience The Source
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The LEGO Group and Nintendo reveal full product range for new LEGO® Super Mario™ play experience
Also announced today are ten collectible enemy characters that are available in blind bag Character Packs, adding that extra level of excitement. Each pack will contain a buildable character and action tag to play with – it could be a Paragoomba, Fuzzy, Spiny, Buzzy Beetle, Bullet Bill, Bob-omb, Eep Cheep, Blooper, Urchin or Peepa!
The LEGO Group today revealed the full product portfolio for its LEGO® Super Mario™ experience. Fans can expand on the LEGO Super Mario range (priced at AED 299) announced in April with a whole new range of Expansion Sets (starting at AED 99), collectible Character Packs (priced at AED 20) and Power-Up Packs (priced at AED 49).
Every Expansion Set and collectible Character is made to be used with the Adventures with Mario Starter Course, for an enhanced play experience. The entry point set features seven action bricks for different interactions with the LEGO Mario figure, which has LCD screens in its eyes, mouth and belly to display instant reactions to movement, color and action bricks. In May, the LEGO Group and Nintendo also announced a series of Power-Up Packs – including Cat Mario and Builder Mario – to help boost gameplay with a variety of suits for LEGO Mario that each reveal new features and powers.
The result of a unique partnership with Nintendo, LEGO Super Mario will reinvent the way people interact with Super Mario in the physical world. The products announced today give fans the chance to build Mario’s house, search for treasure hidden by Toad, and defeat a Koopa Troopa in the Guarded Fortress. And of course that’s not all! The partnership was announced earlier this year, and in April the fun-packed Adventures with Mario Starter Course was revealed alongside two Expansion Sets. The Starter Course is key to unlocking the entire play, being the only set to feature the interactive LEGO® Mario™ figure that collects coins in game levels created with LEGO bricks. LEGO Super Mario brings new interactivity and gameplay to the traditional LEGO brick experience.
“With today’s announcement, 16 LEGO Super Mario sets have been introduced and I am really looking forward to seeing how people’s play expands with these and the unique Power-Up Packs,” said Takashi Tezuka, Executive Officer and Game Producer of Nintendo Co., Ltd. “Each player’s preferences and imagination are different. By adding already owned LEGO bricks onto the Starter Course, and different LEGO Super Mario expansion sets, we hope that people can create various different Mario worlds and continue enjoying them indefinitely.”
All sets come with their own series of unique challenges and characters for fans to play with, or to play against friends. In addition to the Piranha Plant Power Slide Expansion Set and Bowser’s Castle Boss Battle Expansion Set announced in April, the Expansion Set line-up includes: the Guarded Fortress Expansion Set, the Mario’s House & Yoshi Expansion Set, the Toad’s Treasure Hunt Expansion Set, the Desert Pokey Expansion Set, the Whomp’s Lava Trouble Expansion Set and the Boomer Bill Barrage Expansion Set. The Source
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range – from the Starter Course to the Power Up Packs, through to the Expansion Sets and Character Packs – have been built to bring Super Mario, his friends – and his enemies – to life. We love how creative Nintendo and LEGO fans are, and can’t wait for them to unleash their imaginations in how they interact with Super Mario in the real world.” Fans will also love the free LEGO Super Mario app created by the LEGO Group, a supporting feature to further enhance the physical play experience. It keeps track of scores to encourage continuous rebuilding, as well as providing digital building instructions with zoom and rotate viewing tools to make building easier, suggestions of other creative ways to build and play, and a safe forum to share ideas with friends. The full LEGO Super Mario assortment will be available across all retailers in the UAE from August 1st 2020. However, starting today, fans can pre-order the Starter Course set at LEGO Certified Stores in the UAE. Full product list and pricing Starter Course 71360 - LEGO® Super Mario™ Adventures with Mario Starter Course (AED 299) Expansion sets 71362 – LEGO® Super Mario™ Guarded Fortress Expansion Set (AED 99) 71363 – LEGO® Super Mario™ Desert Pokey Expansion Set (AED 99) 71364 – LEGO® Super Mario™ Whomp’s Lava Trouble Expansion Set (AED 99) 71365 – LEGO® Super Mario™ Piranha Plant Power Slide Expansion Set (AED 149) 71366 – LEGO® Super Mario™ Boomer Bill Barrage Expansion Set (AED 149) 71367 – LEGO® Super Mario™ Mario’s House & Yoshi Expansion Set (AED 149) 71368 – LEGO® Super Mario™ Toad’s Treasure Hunt Expansion Set (AED 179) 71369 – LEGO® Super Mario™ Bowser’s Castle Boss Battle Expansion Set (AED 249) 71376 - LEGO® Super Mario™ Thwomp Drop Expansion Set (AED 199)
71377 - LEGO® Super Mario™ King Boo and the Haunted Yard Expansion Set (AED 249) Power-up Packs 71370 - LEGO® Super Mario™ Fire Mario Power-Up Pack (AED 49) 71371 - LEGO® Super Mario™ Propeller Mario Power-Up Pack (AED 49) 71372 - LEGO® Super Mario™ Cat Mario Power-Up Pack (AED 49) 71373 - LEGO® Super Mario™ Builder Mario Power-Up Pack (AED 49) Character Packs 71361 – LEGO® Super Mario™ Character Packs (AED 20)
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Al Ain Zoo Celebrates World Giraffe Day On the occasion of World Giraffe Day, which falls on June 21 each year, Al Ain Zoo celebrates its efforts to protect this animal. June 21, the summer solstice day, is the longest day in the year and also World Giraffe Day, chosen in celebration of the tallest mammals on land. Many giraffe species face extinction: the most famous is the Rothschild subspecies, which is considered as near threatened. It was included in the IUCN Red List, as it is exposed to the risk of extinction as a result of overfishing, human hunting activity, and shrinking natural habitats. Al Ain Zoo currently hosts 16 Rothschild giraffes: the oldest is 25 years old. The zoo endeavors to provide an appropriate environment that is close to the giraffes’ natural habitat and to supply all care according to international standards. The zoo offers many experiences for all the family to create unique memories with this amazing and distinctive animal. These include feeding the giraffes and breakfast with giraffes. Visitors can experience
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a unique day, listen to the interesting and rich stories of the giraffe animal keepers and learn about the zoo’s efforts in protecting wildlife. Mohammed Yousef Al Faqeer, Curator, Ungulates in the Life Sciences Department at Al Ain Zoo said: “Our zoo provides many educational and entertainment experiences with giraffes in three different exhibitions: the African Exhibition and the Giraffe Feeding Exhibitions in the African World Desert and the Safari. The giraffes in the African Exhibition and the Safari live with a variety of African animal species.” He added: “All the giraffe exhibitions provide a distinctive environment that is closest to the natural habitat in which the animal lives.” Al Ain Zoo, under the current circumstances of COVID-19, seeks to protect and preserve wildlife by providing comprehensive care services according to the best international practices under the supervision of veterinarians and wildlife care specialists.
Al Ain Zoo launches a breeding program for 80 African dama gazelle as part of its 2028 strategy As part of its efforts to protect the African dama gazelle—listed in the IUCN Red as critically endangered—Al Ain Zoo is managing a controlled breeding program for the two subspecies of the dama gazelle, addra and mhorr gazelles. The total number of the dama exceeds 80 gazelles in its collection. The dama gazelle is facing a high risk of extinction as the number of dama in the wild is around 100 individuals. Al Ain Zoo is the only zoo around the world that holds the two subspecies of the dama gazelle, addra and mhorr. This has prioritized Al Al Zoo conservation efforts of the dama gazelle. Through a collaboration with specialists and range state from Africa, Al Ain Zoo successfully contributed to developing the Dama Gazelle Conservation Strategy, 2019–2028.
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This new strategy focuses on updating the most important information related to dama gazelles in terms of their numbers and locations in the wild and emphasizes the actions and procedures to be followed to reduce the chances of extinction. The Strategy also is examining opportunities for releasing the dama back to the wild and reviewing the potential sites for reintroduction programs. The strategy also presents the results of the genetic studies and potential genetic challenges for inter-breeding gazelle in the wild and captive animals. The program also studies the training and specialized technical courses needed by all concerned in the field of research, translocation, and sample collection. The dama gazelle has disappeared from more than 99% of its former range due to uncontrolled hunting habitat loss and overgrazing. As a result of this significant decline, the global efforts by concerned authorities and institutions have come together to save the dama gazelle from extinction.
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Al Ain Zoo celebrates International Flamingo Day
Chilean and young flamingos are classified as “near threatened” according to the IUCN Red List, as a result of the decline of their natural habitats due to human activities. Flamingos at Al Ain Zoo have great importance in terms of care and preservation, and the zoo plays a vital role in protecting this bird by coordinating with conservation partners in the UAE. In 2014, 20 flamingos were brought from the Emirate of Dubai, where the birds are found on beaches and in reserves.
In celebration of one of its main animal groups, the Al Ain Zoo participates in International Flamingo Day on the 23rd of June of every year. The flamingo is one of the animals that has lived in the Al Ain Zoo since its establishment in 1968. The current colony began with a small group that increased to include 89 birds of three types: Chilean Flamingo, Greater and Lesser Flamingo.
Flamingos are among the birds most frequently found around the world on open beaches, bodies of water, in mangroves, and sometimes among inland wet areas, and they spend their time in coastal and inland lagoons, migrating and settling during different parts of the year. They are most famously found in South America, including in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and some are also found in Africa and parts of Asia, including the middle east.
Al Ain Zoo has three lakes for flamingos, and visitors will find the birds around the zoo, distributed according to their types. The flamingos are easy to spot due to their unique shape and color, which make them one of the most beautiful birds in the world.
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Al Ain Zoo is an integrated health system for saving endangered animals
The physiology, sizes, and nature of wild animals different from one species to another, as the zoo made sure to provide 15 different species of accommodation for treatment within the permanent animal housing to ensure complete comfort to the animal during the treatment period, where the veterinary team is present throughout the week and in emergency cases to ensure the provision of the necessary care For the health of wild animals.
Al Ain Zoo has an animal health center that includes a veterinary clinic and other related support services, all of which constitute an advanced diagnostic and treatment system for providing veterinary care to more than 4,000 animals. It is distributed among 172 species of birds and wild animals.
It also includes a center for veterinary examinations and specialized research, which is the only one of its kind specializing in wildlife in the United Arab Emirates, and conducts periodic examinations of all the different animals in the Zoo in terms of biochemistry and, microbiology post-mortem, molecular biology.
The veterinary team follows a different approach to rescue endangered animals as it is monitored regularly to prevent health complications instead of treating them only in the event when occur. “The integrated veterinary system owned by the Zoo saved a lot of time and effort by facilitating the steps of examining and treating animals according to the “best practices over the world in wild animal’s field said Dr. Arshad Haroon Toosy, Manager Veterinary Services at the Al Ain Zoo.
In addition , There is another section in the clinic called Animal Health center which provide a proper health supportive , medical care for a serious cases which needs more observation for a while There are also a number of nurseries to care for newborn animals that are born prematurely or their condition calls for placing them under observation. It provides a high stander nutrition program for sick animals with specific veterinary standards. Veterinarians take a responsibility not only in health care of animals living in a Zoo, but also with arrangement for exchanging of animals between Zoos.
He added: “With the presence of an integrated veterinary team of veterinary doctors and technicians specializing in the fields of wildlife care as well as comprehensive services, they have created greater guarantees for the accuracy of treatment, as tests and analyzes are conducted in the garden, facilitating monitoring and matching results to the presence of the laboratory and the sick animal in one place.”
Al Ain Zoo provides five star services for wild animals by providing varied food, a suitable place in addition to the comprehensive health care provided by competent doctors and specialists in the field of animal care. It also works in partnerships with some of the world’s leading environmental conservation groups, with the aim of conserving endangered wild species and resettling them in their natural habitats.
The veterinary clinic in the Zoo includes a mobile x-ray, imaging machine, hand base machine for the teeth, an ultrasound endoscopy, a pharmacy and drug stores, and special equipment for inhalation anesthetic, including weapons that differ in animal and bird type, and predators such as black and light in motion such as deer need special equipment for anesthesia. The Source
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Cooking with the KIDS Great recipes the whole family can prepare and enjoy!
Sweet Potato Wedges INGREDIENTS:
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RECIPE CREDIT: BBC GOOD FOOD
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