To celebrate the World Food Day, Dubai Customs, in collaboration with Health Factory Center and iCare, organised health activities at its headquarter today.

Activities included distribution of healthy meals to employees from DC and outside, performing medical tests like weight measurement and body Composition Analysis, providing tips on healthy eating and habits, in addition to distributing brochures and vouchers.

Maryam Al Shamsi, Head of Dubai Customs Ladies Committee, said that DCs marking of World Food Day, celebrated every year on October 16, aims at raising awareness of the issues behind poverty and hunger, as well as general health.

She added that members of the Ladies Committee distributed healthy food samples to employees, as part of their effort in spreading awareness of the importance of consuming health, well-balanced meals.

World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on October16 in honour of the date of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. The day is celebrated widely by many other organisations concerned with food security, including the World Food Programme and the International Fund for Agricultural Development.

World Food Day was established by Food and Agriculture Organisation at its 20th General Conference in November 1945. It has since been observed every year in more than 150 countries, raising awareness of the issues behind poverty and hunger. Every day, thousands of people die as a result of hunger-related and malnutrition causes.