Ministry of Health & Prevention Holds First Meeting with Health Legislation & Policies Committee

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) recently held its initial conference for the Health Legislation and Plans team, which creates part of the Executive Group of Healthy and balanced Lifestyle Indicators, which involves occurrence of smoking tobacco products, occurrence of diabetic issues, and obesity amongst children. The team is led by Mrs. Nouf Khamis - Deputy Director of Head of Education and Promotion Division at MOHAP's Training and Advancement Facility based in Sharjah.

The meeting begun by introducing participants of was the Legislation and Health Plans team, that includes officials and specialists from a number of government entities included with health, education, finance, justice, the economy, media, communications and customs and food control.

The group reviewed numerous facets of the legislation and health policies that aims to promote healthy way of living in the culture. Jobs included in the team's plans are the application of discerning tax obligation on cigarette products and sweetened beverages, enactment of legislation to control promotions and advertisements for children, prep works for the launching of the food-labeling project, to name a few. The meeting established additionally the systems for participation in between all events. The Health Legislation and Plans group settled on organizing a series of workshops that will certainly aim to create a detailed prepare for the projects consisted of, and to a timeframe for their implementation.

Ms. Khamis lauded the committee for the efficient result of their teamwork with key companions and stakeholders, which intends to motivate engagement from all markets of culture in sustaining the accomplishment of the UAE National Program.