Healthcare
Ministry of Health and Prevention Opens Mobile Clinic at Al Muhaisnah Health Center to Help People Quit Smoking
The Ministry of Health and Prevention recently opened up a mobile clinic at Al Muhaisnah Health Center to assist individuals stop smoking according to the National Tobacco Control Program carried out under the theme I quit and now it is your turn. From Al Muhaisnah Health Center, the mobile clinic will certainly move to Mirdif City Center where it will certainly remain up until June 22, 2017.
H.E. Dr. Hussein Abdel-Rahman Al Rand, the Ministry's Assistant Undersecretary for Health Centers and Clinics Market, led the opening of the mobile clinic in an event held at Al the Muhaisnah University hospital and gone to by Nasser Khalifa Al Budour, Director of Dubai Medical Area, and Dr. Wedad Al Maidoor, Director of Dubai Health Authority's Primary Health Care.
Inning accordance with H.E. Dr. Al Rand, the Ministry's latest move forms part of the Al-Khair Clinics' initiatives and in feedback to the World No Tobacco Day celebration. The opening also shows the Ministry's proposal to offer state-of-the-art and first-rate health facilities, along with encouraging the public to take on a healthy and balanced lifestyle to stop illness, especially those associated with smoking. The mobile center will certainly reach wider segments of society to increase awareness on the risks of tobacco use, a significant reason for lung cancer that eliminates numerous individuals worldwide.
Ahmed bin Sulayem Al-Kutbi, one of the region's most significant social media sites personalities, was present during the ceremony. Al-Kutbi enjoys a multitude of fans, including the youths. He sustains the Ministry's effort to raise understanding on the dangers of tobacco use, while motivating his fans to give up smoking cigarettes as part of their community service to the UAE and the rest of the region.