Cabinet approves policy to promote healthy lifestyles

Launch of a campaign that aimsat cleaning tourist landmar ks and destinations approved

Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum chaired the UAE Cabinet meeting at Al Zorah Natural Reserve in Ajman, in the presence of Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Finance; and Lieutenant General Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior.sheikh Mohammed said, “I chaired the cabinet meeting. We approved the establishment of an integrated national plaform that highlight opportunities for investors in various sectors, such as financial technology, tourism, manufacturing, and renewable energy. The plaform, will be supervised by the Ministry of Economy.”

Sheikh Mohammed added: “Also, we approved the national building regulations and standards, which includes sustainability standards for roads, buildings, housing, etc. The goal is to decrease the consumption of natural resources and reduce the carbon footprint of the UAE.”

Foreign Investor Plaform

The UAE Cabinet meeting approved the foreign investor compass project, which represents one of the transformative projects of the Ministry of Economy, and constitutes a qualitative leap in promoting the investment environment in the UAE, and highlighting the country’s capabilities in the targeted sectors.

The new project includes an electronic plaform, guidesandpromotionaltoolsthathighlightsvarious opportunities for foreign investor’s in the sectors of financial technology, agricultural technology, health care, education, communications and information technology, media and entertainment, e-commerce, tourism, space, logistics, manufacturing, medical tourism, renewable energy, creative industries, games and smart cities. National building regulations and standards Also, the Cabinet meeting approved the National Building Regulations and Standards, which includes sustainability guides for buildings, roads, housing, and a National Guide for Building Sustainability in operation and maintenance. The National Building Regulations and Standards will ensure reducing the use of materials and natural resources by 15 per cent, reducing the carbon footprint by 5 per cent, reducing energy in roads by 45 per cent, reducing energy in buildings and housing by 25 per cent, reducing water consumption by 16 per cent, in addition to supporting the green economy, and the welfare and comfort of the people of the UAE.

The meeting approved the national policy to promote healthy lifestyles in the country.

It aims to improve the quality of healthy life for individualsandsociety,createhealthyenvironments that promote and protect the rights of all people of all ages, and encourage multi-sectoral partnerships to ensure effective preventive interventions for problems and diseases related to unhealthy lifestyle. The policy aims at consolidating the concept of community partnership by increasing community members’ awareness of healthy behaviours.

The Cabinet meeting also approved the Smart Health Initiative which aims at developing health services in the country through partnership and cooperation between various governmental health entities and private sector institutions.

This initiative will work on developing and updating the rules governing the use of modern methods and technologies to provide advanced digital health services, and enhance the efficiency of health devices, as well as the accuracy of diagnosis, prescription and dispense medical products.

The initiative will encourage telemedicine interventions, remote medical follow-up and monitoring, in order to provide 100 percent remote health services.

The Cabinet also approved the launch of a campaign that aims at cleaning the tourist landmarks and destinations in the UAE, in line with the International Volunteer Day.

The campaign comes in cooperation between the Ministry of Community Development and the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment.

The campaign which start by Dec.5 for 10 consecutive days and will continue until the 15th of it, will witness the participation of officials, ministers and work teams of federal and local authorities in cleaning up tourist destinations in the country, in cooperation with the Emirates Environmental Group.