KUWAIT, March 11 (KUNA) — Sports is an integrated part of healthy lifestyle that should be an approach for a better life, acting head of the dental department Dr. Jaber Taqi said Saturday.
Speaking while launching a walking marathon organized by school programs for dental health under the patronage of Minister of Health Ahmad Al-Awadhi, Al-Taqi said all participants in the marathon are winners as it enhances public health and fitness.
Walking ensures effective flow of blood and oxygen inside the whole body, and this helps strengthens heart and blood vessels, he stressed.
The dental department seeks to disseminate awareness messages during its varied and effective publications to reach the largest segment of the society, he affirmed.
Meanwhile, Dr. Aisha Al-Sumait, an official at the Ministry of Health, said the marathon aims at enhancing self-confidence, referring that 172,000 requests out of a 192,000 total have been accepted for this activity.
There is a mobile medical unit for check-ups and registering appointments on the sidelines of the activity, she noted.
She lauded the partnership between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education over 40 years.
Al-Sumait stressed the need to pay attention to prevention to maintain dental health and prevent chronic non-communicable diseases.
She indicated that the cost of dental treatment ranks fifth among the most expensive diseases in the world. (end)
Source: Kuwait News Agency