Month: February 2017

Komtur Polska supports the action “Raise Your Hands for Rare Diseases”.

On 28th February 2017, that is on the Rare Disease Day, the employees of Komtur Polska raised their hands, palms out, in order to build and promote awareness in scope of rare disease. This important day on which the voice of the patients is heard all over the world was topped with a conference held in the Warsaw Royal Lazienki Museum, reviewing the events from 2016, most important for rare diseases as well as future plans for the upcoming year. We would like to encourage everybody to join the action being a joint effort of patients, patient organisations and volunteers in order to support and draw attention to the situation of people touched by rare diseases.

It is already the seventh time that the Rare Disease Day is celebrated worldwide on 28th February. Rare diseases affect 6-8% of world human population, whereas in Poland the number of patients is estimated to be more than 2 million people. The patients contend with several problems starting from difficulty to diagnose, through proper treatment and rehabilitation. Therefore, rare diseases constitute a critical social problem and a non-trivial challenge to the health care system. This event is a way to raise awareness about rare diseases, and a right moment to draw attention to the problems affecting patients touched by such illnesses. Traditionally, an opening conference will be held in Łazienki Królewskie, in the Łazienki Palace. The meeting will be attended by the representatives of patients’ organisations, medical specialists, and representatives of national authorities and media. Our company will be present at the event as well.

More details regarding the event can be found under the following link: http://www.dzienchorobrzadkich.pl/

Since 2016, Komtur has been encouraging its employees to pursue their sports passions, thus contributing to the integration of the staff. Beach volleyball training and fitness classes allow to develop not only physical fitness, but also build cooperation in the group.
Supporting sports initiatives, Komtur Poland became a sponsor of the Project- Sport and Beach Unites Generations, a series of beach volleyball tournaments, which had its grand finale on the penultimate weekend of September in Warsaw’s Wilanów district. The series of tournaments organized by the Beach Volleyball Center attracted many players and fans.

We encourage you to read coverage of the matches:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1449435405136795.1073741835.435169096563436&type=3