Tips on ‘living healthy lifestyle’ for students

HMC and school officials along with students at the opening of an exhibition “We Are Healthy”.

School students were taught the long-term benefits of living a healthy lifestyle at a recent exhibition staged by HMC in collaboration with the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC).The event, held at Khawla Bint Al-Azwar Independent Primary School for Girls, also marked the conclusion of “We Are Healthy” programme for this quarter of the year, which has been touring schools in Qatar.The exhibition was opened by HMC corporate communication department executive director Ali Abdulla al-Khater, school operator and principal Aisha Bakhit al-Meadhadi and HMC health professions awareness and volunteering programmes director Balqees al-Khazragi.“We are proud at HMC of our commitment to the community and see it as our role to educate people about the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle,” Al-Khater said, adding: “A key part of this outreach to our community involves visits to schools and universities.” “HMC is also committed to encouraging Qatari youth taking up jobs in the healthcare sector. A healthy population is the key to our nation’s prosperity and HMC is proud to be playing a role in fostering this,” he added.Al-Khazragi said such exhibitions were a vital tool for promoting key issues surrounding health awareness.“This is part of HMC’s drive to enhance the health and well-being of community, through fostering a physically, mentally and socially healthy generation of students,” she said.The exhibition also highlight the important roles played by health professional as many representatives including doctors, nurses and allied health professionals attended the event. “This is in addition to our nursing awareness programme, which encourages Qatari youth to take up a career in this vital profession, in order to meet the community’s growing need for more nurses in our community,” she notedPHCC health promotion manager Dr Yousra Bagadi said the initiative has proved to be a real success in disseminating vital information, while mentioning that similar exhibitions and events were planned for the future.Many organisations took part in the event including the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning, Qatar University, Qatar National Anti-Doping Commission, Arshidni Centre for Rehabilitation, Qatar Cancer Society, Sheikh Eid bin Mohamed Al-Thani Charity Association, Abdulla Bin Zaid Islamic Cultural Centre (Fanar), Qatar Fencing Federation, Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage, Ladies Creative Centre, Qatar Centre for Voluntary Activities, Qatar Philatelic and Numismatic Club, Qatar Social and Cultural Centre for the Blind, Althakhira Youth Centre and Qatar Green Centre.