UAE: Health Ministry highlights challenges in dealing with tuberculosis

Ministry of Health and Prevention (Mohap) organized a scientific seminar for the workers in the National TB Control Programme and health care providers nationwide on the occasion of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day.

Abu Dhabi, UAE: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (Mohap) organized a scientific seminar for the workers in the National TB Control Programme and health care providers nationwide on the occasion of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day. In the event, around 350 individuals participated in the event, including doctors, nurses, laboratory workers, public health specialists, and other healthcare providers in the nation.

Salem Al Darmaki – the Advisor to the Minister of Health and Prevention, while Dr. Nada Al-Marzouqi started the event, the Director of the Department of Public Health and Prevention, made a presentation on the National TB Control Programme and its strategies to control TB, and provided some of the analytical statics on the program. 

Advertisement

The event also looked at the discussions regarding the challenges in dealing with the disease. 

Al Darmaki stated, “The Ministry has been organizing numerous awareness and communal activities and programs to promote awareness among various segments of society about tuberculosis, and encourage early diagnosis to avoid the disease and its complications.” 

“The ministry is keen to provide the latest efficient preventive and curative health systems at all levels, follow up on effective measures that ensure control and prevention of the disease, and develop preventive strategies and plans to raise and spread societal awareness,” following the above statement, Al Darmaki added. 

Meanwhile, the health ministry is making efforts with its partners to address all the challenges and assure that care and follow-up services for tuberculosis patients are provided free of charge.

World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is observed every year on March 24, with the aim to bring public awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis and efforts to eliminate the disease as well. 

According to the official data, in the year 2018, 10 million people fell ill with TB, and around 1.5 million died from the disease, mostly in low and middle-income nations.

Advertisement

 

Tariq Saeed

Read More

DWC to manage over 1000 flights amid closure of runway of Dubai International Airport

Dubai World Central (DWC), the second airport of Dubai, will control over 1000 flights every week during the closure of the northern runway at Dubai International Airport.

Dy. PM Ernest Hilarie attends different social activities

Ernest Hilaire, Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, attended many social activities in the last week as a part to enahance interaction with General publc.

UAE: Sheikh Mohammed meets Prince Rahim Aga Khan of AKDN

Sheikh Mohammad expressed his opinions on multiple initiatives taken by AKDN in several fields such as: culture, education, heritage, historic cities, community development and the environment.

Recent

Minister Hisham Amana’s “Your Project” initiative generates 1.5 million job opportunities

The Minister of Local Development, Major General Hisham Amana, reviewed the ministry's efforts in supporting small, medium and small enterprises and providing job opportunities for the people of the governorates.

Dubai: Tim Cook congratulated nine year old girl for developing an app

A young Indian girl living in Dubai has become well-known worldwide due to the praise given to her by the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook. Hana, a 9-year-old Indian girl living in Dubai, received an email from Tim cook after she successfully developed an IOS app. Her name is now counted among the youngest app developers across the globe. Her father, Mohammed Rafeeq, first read the email. He stated that Hana was sleeping when she received an email. It wasn't easy to wake her up.

Dubai: Domestic worker imprisoned for practicing black magic to control her employer

An Asian domestic worker, aged 25, has been sentenced to a month in prison by the Misdemeanors Court in Dubai. She was practising sorcery and witchcraft against her employer to control her.
admin