Day: May 16, 2021

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MoHAP highlights efforts to shift focus from treatment to prevention on World Hypertension Day

DUBAI, The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has said that the World Hypertension Day, observed on 17th May every year, is an important occasion to ramp up global efforts to increase high blood pressure awareness around the world regarding its symptoms and the importance of prevention and early detection to curb the complications and hazards of high blood pressure, which often referred to as “the silent killer”.

Celebrating the World Hypertension Day under the theme “Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer”, MoHAP said that the UAE is considered a world leader in providing outstanding health services to high blood pressure (hypertension) patients, by shifting focus from treatment to prevention and listing the blood pressure disease in the health indicators of the National Agenda 2021 and the National Strategy for Combating Non-Communicable Diseases.

As part of its plan, implemented over the past three years, to provide world-class and scientific evidence-based healthcare services, MoHAP has opened non-communicable disease clinics to help hypertension patients know and control their disease, resulting in raising the blood pressure control rate to 78 percent.

In 2019, MoHAP has launched the 4th updated version of the Hypertension Guideline to build the capacity of healthcare providers and deliver the best preventive and therapeutic services for patients with hypertension. The guideline includes health tips for patients to maintain a healthy lifestyle, exercise regularly, eat a healthy diet, reduce salt intake, and quit smoking.

According to MoHAP’s National Health Survey 2017-2018, the high blood pressure rate was 28,8 percent. In the meantime, the Ministry, in partnership with the concerned parties, has developed a national plan to reduce this rate to 21.8 percent by 2025, by intensifying outreach campaigns, encouraging community members to conduct regular screening, and working with competent authorities to enact legislation to reduce the consumption of salt and saturated fat.

In 2018 and 2019, MoHAP, together with its strategic partners and the Heart Association, launched a blood pressure early screening drive as part of a global campaign, during which 32,500 adults, among them 20 percent with high blood pressure disease, were examined, which led the UAE to come first globally in blood pressure screening for adults and 9th globally for all age groups.

Source: Emirates News Agency

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Mohammed bin Rashid partially amends the Law on Judicial Authorities in Dubai

DUBAI, In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister issued Law No. (11) of 2021 partially amending Law No. (13) of 2016 concerning the Judicial Authorities in the Emirate of Dubai.

Pursuant to the new Law, the Secretariat General of the Dubai Judicial Council is responsible for providing the administrative services, information, statistics and research required by the Council to carry out its functions and responsibilities. The Secretary General of the Council is appointed by virtue of a decree issued by His Highness the Ruler of Dubai.

The new Law states that the Secretary General of the Council appoints and supervises the activities of the Secretariat General’s team, and the Chairman of the Judicial Council will define the functions and responsibilities of the Secretariat General.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum also issued Decree No. (21) of 2021 seconding Dr. Saif Ghanem Al Suwaidi from Dubai Police and appointing him as Secretary General of the Dubai Judicial Council. This Decree annuls Decree No. (7) of 2014 on the Secretary General of Dubai Judicial Council and any other legislation that contradicts or challenges its articles.

Both Law No. (11) of 2021 and Decree No. 21 of 2021 are valid from their dates of issuance and will be published in the Official Gazette.

Source: Emirates News Agency

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Middle East Energy Online begins tomorrow

DUBAI, Energy professionals from across the world will gather online on Monday, 17th May 2021, for the first day of the inaugural Middle East Energy virtual event.

The event, which is hosted on an award-winning virtual event platform, will begin with the Renewable & Clean Energy sector week. The first week of the event will delve into the latest insights, trends and innovations within the industry, with specific reference to green hydrogen, and solar and wind energy.

Opening the virtual event is Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, who will deliver a welcome speech to energy professionals from over 85 countries worldwide.

Between 17th May and 9th June, Middle East Energy will focus on a different energy industry sector each week, in addition to Renewable and Clean Energy, they include Transmission & Distribution, Critical & Backup Power, and Energy Consumption & Management.

Claudia Konieczna, Exhibition Director, Middle East Energy, said, “Our debut virtual event underscores our commitment to supporting the global energy industry. We have developed a platform conducive to cultivating positive business and networking opportunities during one of the most challenging periods the industry has faced.

“We have brought together energy industry experts from across the globe to deliver a range of high-level sessions throughout each week. Experts this week will address topics including clean energy targets, the adoption of clean hydrogen, solar energy, and the opportunities around wind power. At the same time, we will also host a series of tech talks and product demonstrations.”

Sessions on day one include, ‘Energy diversification and the race to meet clean energy targets – strategies to reach net-zero’; ‘Realising the potential of clean hydrogen – will this be the game-changer for the energy transition’. The tech talk ‘increasing output of solar panels: latest innovations in PV module design and installation’ will also take place.

Throughout the four-week energy event, a series of tech talks, interactive roundtables, panel discussions, thought leadership sessions and remote interviews will occur. In addition, a range of networking opportunities, including hosted buyer meetings, fireside chats, breakout sessions, personalised meetings, and speed networking sessions, have been scheduled.

“The virtual event will focus on forging partnerships, providing insights, and creating the ability to source the latest solutions. The platform will connect users with thousands of potential clients, partners and contacts across the energy market,” said Konieczna.

Source: Emirates News Agency

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Dubai decisions accelerated restoration of public confidence in public transport: Mattar Al Tayer

DUBAI, Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Chairman of the Dubai Future Council for Transportation, stated that decisions taken by the Dubai Government since the COVID-19 outbreak began last year significantly contributed to containing the pandemic’s impact on vital sectors, especially the transportation sector.

“Such decisions also facilitated the speedy recovery and restoration of normal life in the city. Information released by the International Association for Public Transport (UITP) indicated that Dubai was among the world’s fastest cities in regaining public transport ridership to pre-COVID-19 levels,” noted Al Tayer.

“The positive indicators and precautionary measures that RTA had implemented reflect the restoration of riders’ confidence in the levels of safety and security of public transport. In fact, the safety of public transport riders is a top priority for Dubai and the RTA. Our teams are continuously monitoring pandemic developments and reviewing protective measures to ensure that measures are relevant and effective, besides coordinating with the concerned committees and parties in Dubai Government,” he added.

Al Tayer made these remarks while chairing the 6th meeting of the Dubai Future Council for Transportation, held remotely in the presence of members including CEOs, academia and international transportation experts.

The meeting screened several topics that included the successful practices of tackling COVID-19 and mitigating its impacts on transportation. The council also reviewed the accelerators of quality living from a transportation perspective. Cities are currently upgrading their systems and core services, including transportation, to support the well-being of its population and a fine living environment.

The Council also reviewed the progress made in improving infrastructure and futuristic transit systems. RTA plans to develop flexible and shared mobility to ease the first and last-mile challenge, besides examining global experiments for benefiting from infrastructure in a better way, depending on need and traffic volumes. In this regard, the Council reviewed the trial run of E-Scooters in five districts of Dubai, in coordination with the Dubai Police.

Source: Emirates News Agency

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FCCI, Moldovan Chamber of Commerce to form joint business council

DUBAI, The UAE Federation of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Moldova’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry to form a joint business council for Emirati and Moldovan business owners.

The MoU calls for promoting investment and economic opportunities between the two countries, enhance their commercial cooperation, boost their commercial partnerships, encourage mutual investments and provide support and facilities for the Emirati and Moldovan commerce and business sectors.

The MoU was signed via video conferencing by Humaid Mohammed bin Salem, Secretary-General of the FCCI, and Sergiu Harea, President of Moldova’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, with the attendance of Salem Ahmed Salem Al Kaabi, UAE Ambassador to Ukraine, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Non-Resident Ambassador to Moldova, and Victor Haruta, Ambassador of Moldova to the UAE.

During the signing, Humaid bin Salem stressed that the council will be very important, as it will help support the business communities of two countries through promoting communication.

He also said that both countries’ private sectors will play a key role in encouraging commercial partnerships and enabling investors and business owners to engage in one of the key Eastern Europe’s markets and benefit from commercial opportunities in various sectors, most notably logistics, tourism and agriculture.

Harea affirmed that his country is keen to enter new markets in Africa and Asia, stressing the importance of the MoU in establishing solid ties between business leaders from the UAE and Moldova.

Moldova’s participation in Expo 2020 Dubai will be a key opportunity to showcase the potential of his country and demonstrate that it is an ideal investment destination, he added.

Source: Emirates News Agency