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Ministry of Health and Prevention Hosts 3rd Meeting of the GCC Joint Committee on Health of Cities

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) organized the third meeting of the Joint Committee on Health of Cities in the GCC in coordination with the GCC Secretariat General. H.E. Dr. Hussein Abdel-Rahman Al Rand, Assistant Undersecretary of MOHAP's Health Centers and Clinics Market opened the meeting in the visibility of representatives from numerous ministries.

Dr. Hussein Al Rand highlighted the significance of the meeting as the optimal place to resolve the objectives of the 'Healthy Cities' program, noting the success story of the city of Sharjah in developing an incorporated system of services and efforts that boost the high quality and requirements of residing in the community, consisting of the social and ecological worries, adhering to the criteria of the World Health Company. The program is a record accomplishment for the UAE and need to be duplicated, which could just be accomplished with the cooperations in between government firms, personal establishments and civil society, Al Rand included.

The Committee discussed its features and mechanism of action as well as created an activity strategy, discussing the prepared Unified Healthy Cities. The meeting focused on discussing the plan to hold the Healthy Cities meeting in Kuwait from November 6 to 8 this year. The conference likewise checked out Sharjah's unique experiences having been certified by the World Health Organization as the initial certified healthy city in the region. The delegation checked out Sharjah to observe its outstanding experiences as a healthy and balanced city, including a check out to the Sharjah Health Authority Centre, Family members Health Promotion Facility, Sajaya Facility and Assisted living facility and the Muwailih Suburb Council.

Dr. Fadila Mohammed Sharif, MOHAP's Director of Health Education and Promotion Department included that the Board is preparing an usual criterion for the implementation of the Healthy Cities program in all GCC countries based on WHO standards, as well as work with constructing the expertises and abilities of workers in the area of healthy and balanced cities, consisting of marketing the principle and the growth of a media strategy, efficiency indications and the facility of a Gulf observatory for community information.

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