ForaCare Launches Hypertension-Diabesity Campaign in 10 Countries

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ForaCare Suisse AG

12 Sep, 2016, 06:00 GMT

ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, September 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

Focus on Hypertension, Diabetes and Obesity "Reasons to Live Better" 

ForaCare Suisse AG located in St. Gallen, Switzerland, is launching a new campaign to focus on the combined and increasingly common triple threat of hypertension, diabetes and obesity around the world.  It will be held in 10 countries (France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Romania, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Turkey, Czech Republic, Georgia) from September 12-16.

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The campaign objectives include raising awareness, engaging customers to share their experiences, and influence others to get and stay healthy. Throughout the campaign, customers will be challenged and entertained using a "Reasons to Live Better"theme.  

In addition to onsite events in various locations https://www.facebook.com/events/286926521682429/, the campaign will use social media including Facebook.  

"Our focus is on helping people live better," said Ty Minh Tan, CEO of ForaCare Suisse AG.

Activities will include: 

  • Blood pressure and blood glucose screenings and BMI testing
  • iFORA App Workshop: teaching customers how to use the new telehealth technology
  • A series of fun activities that will help share experiences and raise awareness:
    1)Write: Participants will be given a small blackboard on which to finish the given sentence: "One Thing I Like About Living Better is___".
    2)Snap: After finishing the sentence, participants are asked to take a picture with their sentence.
    3)Like: Participants are encouraged to Like the ForaCare Suisse AG Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ForaCareSuisse/
    4)Post : Participants are encouraged to post their photos with the blackboard to ForaCare Suisse AG's Facebook page and include this content with their posting:  "Want to win two roundtrip airline tickets? @ForaCareSuisseAG  #ReasonsToLiveBetter #Hypertension-DiabesityDay
    5)Share: Participants are encouraged to post their photo to their Facebook Timeline.

About ForaCare Suisse AG:  http://www.foracare.ch/

Contact: 

Elena Birrer, 

+41-71-220-1001