The Committee of Health and Environmental Affairs in the Federal National Council, during a meeting held yesterday, via remote video conferencing technology, has finished discussing all the articles of a federal law bill in the matter of public health, which consists of (38) articles, scheduled to open for discussion with representatives The Ministry of Health and Community Protection during its next meeting.

The head of the committee, Mohamed Ahmed Al Yamahi, said that the draft law is very important because it aims to maintain public health in the country, by observing international health standards and taking a set of proactive measures to prepare for and respond to any health problems, especially in light of what the world suffers from the spread of some diseases The epidemics, including the spread of Corona virus (Covid-19), pointing out that the draft law aims to establish a tight mechanism for coordination and cooperation between all the competent bodies and authorities in the state.

He pointed out that the committee had finished discussing all the articles of the draft law after having made amendments to a number of its articles and items, pointing out that the draft law would be discussed with representatives of the Ministry of Health and Community Protection during the next meeting, in preparation for preparing the final report on the draft law, and then adopting it and raising it To chair the council for discussion in one of the upcoming sessions in the presence of government representatives. He stated that the draft law included a pioneering idea, which is the establishment of an integrated system of rules and therapeutic systems according to the latest medical standards, noting that the crisis of the Corona virus outbreak in the world showed the urgent need for a draft public health law that strengthens societal awareness and ensures effective protection for different members of society Of all the risks that are harmful to public health, through the development of monitoring mechanisms for early detection of diseases and risks to human health, evaluation and work to avoid or reduce them.

For its part, the committee’s rector, Dr. Hawa Al-Dahhak Al-Mansouri, stressed the importance of introducing a federal bill on public health, because it will benefit citizens and residents in the state through improving health services, noting that “what is meant by the term public health is anything that affects health The human being directly or indirectly, and hence its importance lies, as this concept includes everything related to providing primary health care and social care represented in providing safe drinking water, food and garbage disposal in a healthy and safe way, and fighting sources of infection that include insect control and placing restrictions on water Dangerous and environmental protection ».

She said: «Among the responsibilities covered by the public health bill is to ensure the existence of appropriate public health infrastructure, to promote a healthy community culture that supports healthy behaviors, to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, to protect from environmental health risks, to prepare and respond immediately to emergencies, and to secure health services, among others. »

38 items

A federal draft law on public health, according to its explanatory note (38), contained articles that dealt with definitions of some words and expressions contained within the draft law, in addition to stating the objectives and scope of the law, the provisions related to the National Public Health Committee, setting strategies, plans and programs, and exchanging information, data and statistics , And provisions related to public health cadres, cooperation and coordination to protect public health and promote health counseling and education, and provisions related to family health, school health, adolescent health, elderly health and mental health.

It also covered provisions related to healthy lifestyles, food safety, physical activity, tobacco control and its derivatives, provisions related to research and studies in the field of public health, health advertisements, occupational health and safety, provisions related to communicable diseases, noncommunicable diseases and environmental health, and provisions related to the import of products harmful to public health and international health regulations and the transfer Burial of the dead and cemeteries, provisions related to penalties and judicial seizure, and final provisions related to issuing decisions implementing the law, and the abolition of provisions that violate the law.

Muhammad Al-Yamahi:

"The (Corona) outbreak demonstrated the urgent need for a bill that strengthens societal awareness."

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