A leader is one who leads from the front. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum took the initiative of healthy lifestyle out to the road for Let’s Walk of Abu Dhabi with the kids. His Highness said the Government is determined to eradicate child problem and by 2021, UAE will be one of the best countries in the world.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, along with Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, on Tuesday led the Let’s Walk march on the Abu Dhabi Corniche, organised by the ‘Healthy Children 2021’ campaign, an initiative of the National Programme for Government Communication (NPGC).
Students from all over the UAE participated in the march, which aims to promote a healthy lifestyle in UAE society through community engagement activities involving children and their parents.
He said it is the responsibility of everyone to promote healthy lifestyle practices, and the best time to instill this is at a young age. He also called on all government and private sector entities to raise awareness in the community about the importance of adopting healthy behaviour.
The campaign, which was launched last January, will continue until mid-April. It includes a number of events and awareness activities such as ‘Lets Run’ in which school students took part in these activities across the country. The Let’s Walk event has witnessed the participation of families, youth and children to walk together across the UAE. As part of the event, information on healthy lifestyle was distributed in an innovative manner at Abu Dhabi Corniche, Jumeirah Beach Walk, Al Barsha Pond Park, Al Khawaneej Park in Dubai, Al Majaz Waterfront in Sharjah, in addition to Al Qawasim Corniche in Ras Al Khaimah and Ajman Corniche.
The national campaign ‘Healthy Children 2021’ is one of the main pillars of the National Programme for Government Communication that is guided by the National Agenda and UAE Vision 2021.
As a dedicated pillar to address the challenge of obesity among children in the UAE, the campaign aims to reduce obesity levels to 12 per cent by 2021. It will foster efforts to promote healthy lifestyles in the UAE community, focusing on children as the cornerstone of the community.
Children are the basic building blocks of any society and country. It is therefore very important to understand that health is the top priority and every children and their parents to be sincere about the health.Let’s Walk has initiated new ray hope among the kids.
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