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The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, recently organized an introductory workshop to explain the initiative “Partners in Health Promotion” which is targeting a number of retail food outlets in the UAE.
The initiative aims to encourage food outlets to provide necessary health tips and tools to help consumers make the right decisions and contribute to promoting the culture of healthy food through facilitating the process of choosing healthy foods and drinks.
“Partners in Health Promotion” initiative comes as part of MoHAP’s commitment to implementing the national agenda for obesity control.
Several benefits and advantages will be given to the participating retail food outlets which will act as MoHAP’s strategic partners in the health awareness process.
The Positive Impacts of this Initiative on Society Health
H.E. Dr. Hussein Abdel Rahman Al-Rand, Undersecretary of the Ministry’s Health Assistant Sector, Health Centers and Clinics, said that the initiative is part of the national initiative “Promoting Awareness about Healthy Lifestyles” which supports the national agenda for obesity control, as part of the UAE Vision 2021.
“The adherence of the retail food outlets to MoHAP’s health standards, in terms of providing a healthy environment that encourages the purchase of healthy foods, low-fat and nutrient-rich, will be having a great impact on consumers’ behaviors, including children and motivating them to adopt healthy buying habits,” Al-Rand noted.
While thanking the supportive entities such as economic departments and municipalities, Al Rand added that enhancing the culture of healthy shopping would curb the prevalence of heart disease, obesity, and diabetes, and also cut personal and governmental expenditure on treatment.
Positive Interaction is Anticipated
For her part, Dr. Fadila Mohamed Sherif, Director of MoHAP’s Health Education & Promotion Department, expected that the initiative will be widely acceptable by the retail food outlets and community members alike, explaining that the initiative aims to unite efforts of all parties to highlight the positive impact of spreading the culture of healthy food shopping and importance of reading the food product labels to benefit from the nutritional values of the healthy food.
“Work is underway to develop a mechanism for monitoring the participating outlets to ensure their commitment to initiative criteria prior to being considered as a health awareness partner to the Ministry of Health and Prevention” added Sherif.
She also warned the consumers of buying unhealthy food such as products with extra salt or sugar, which may cause hypertension, heart failure, stroke, and other diseases.
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