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The Ministry of Health and Prevention of UAE’s Initiative on “Raising Awareness about the Importance of Adopting Healthy Lifestyles and Promoting a Culture of Healthy Diet and Physical Activity at a Young Age”

Date : 04 April 2022
Venue : Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) of the United Arab Emirates honored the winners of the Young Author Award, in a competition for children aged 11-15 years old, with the goal of raising awareness about the importance of adopting healthy lifestyles and promoting a culture of healthy diet and physical activity at a young age, which would help reduce obesity and other related diseases, including diabetes.

The competition also seeks to encourage children to write awareness stories to motivate their peers to embrace the culture of healthy food and physical activity by delivering the message in a more coherent, uncomplicated and straightforward style.

For further information, please visit: https://mohap.gov.ae/en/media-center/news/4/4/2022/ministry-of-health-and-prevention-honors-winners-of-young-author-award