Media Release

UAE, Jan 29: The first issue of HEALTH Magazine for 2016 was released at the Arab Health Exhibition by Thumbay Moideen, founder president of Thumbay Group on Thursday January 28. The magazine-launch was held at the Thumbay Group Pavilion at the exhibition, in the presence of Akbar Moideen Thumbay, vice-president of the healthcare division of Thumbay Group.

HEALTH magazine, which is a bimonthly, bilingual (English, Arabic) publication, is a leading health and lifestyle magazine owned by Thumbay Group - UAE. It covers a variety of topics such as health, lifestyle, wellness, fitness, beauty, family, parenting, diet, nutrition, luxury and fashion.

Launched in 1999, HEALTH now boasts of a circulation of 20,000 copies in print, with a readership of around 80,000. It has already applied for BPA audit. Its distribution and coverage area is spread across the UAE in leading retail outlets, major airports in the GCC region, as well as leading medical institutions and upscale clinics, in addition to pharma companies worldwide.

HEALTH magazine has a significant online and social media presence. Its dynamic website receives around 20,000 hits per month, and its Facebook page is followed by close to 17,000 readers. HEALTH magazine’s mobile app is available on the android app store, and has already been downloaded by a number of users.
HEALTH Magazine’s endeavors to inspire health and wellness also extends to organizing regular events, two of the recent ones in Dubai being ‘Conceiving to Healthy Baby’ and ‘Child & Parenting’, which saw the participation of large crowds, especially women and families from across the UAE. The magazine is all set to launch its own Doctors’ Awards by April 2016.