It was an actual honor and pleasure for the WHO Consultant to satisfy the brand new President of the Republic of Mauritius.
The WHO Consultant, Dr A. Ancia and His Excellency Mr D. Gokhool coated the three predominant areas of WHO’s work: to advertise, present and defend well being and well-being for everybody, all over the place.
Our frequent understanding of Well being as a socio-economic assemble mentioned enabled us to debate the crucial to have interaction all sectors in addressing the chance components of, and controlling essentially the most prevalent illnesses in Mauritius together with:
- Selling nutritious diet and bodily exercise, whereas lowering the excessive consumption of tobacco, alcohol and different medicine and “junk meals” in a multidisciplinary method and guaranteeing that we significantly empower the Mauritian youth to embark on more healthy behaviors for illness prevention;
- Offering alternatives for systematic screening and early diagnostic to make sure early and simpler therapy, for the continual illnesses similar to diabetes, cardiovascular illnesses and most cancers, to make sure higher well being outcomes and keep away from overwhelming of the well being services and well being professionals; and
- Enhancing and institutionalizing the entire nation capacities to organize, early detect and warn, and to reply successfully and swiftly to public well being emergencies in the identical approach as when coping with torrential rain and cyclones.
“We really feel this primary encounter with His Excellency Mr D. Gokhool is the start line of a robust partnership with the Workplace of the President in our mission to advertise well being, preserve the world protected, and serve the susceptible”,mentioned Dr A. Ancia.
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