Dubai: The Ministry of Well being and Prevention (MoHAP) is out to elevating consciousness about weight problems via a raft of initiatives and programmes.
Forward of World Weight problems Day, noticed on March 4, it mentioned the prevalence of weight problems amongst adults within the UAE is 27.8 per cent, in accordance with the Nationwide Well being Survey 2017-2018. The prevalence of weight problems amongst youngsters and adolescents aged five-17 years is 17.35 per cent, in accordance with the newest statistics on the periodic examination of faculty college students.
The ministry, in cooperation with native well being authorities, strives to implement a nationwide motion plan in accordance with time frames and efficiency indicators. The aim is to advertise an applicable wholesome setting and encourage people and households to embrace a wholesome life-style to take care of the problem of weight problems, thus realising the objectives of the nationwide initiative “Selling consciousness of wholesome life.”
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