By: Times News Service
More than half of the Omani population is now overweight or obese, according to the latest data.
Muscat: Efforts to protect children from COVID-19 by keeping them at home have unfortunately led to many of them putting on excess weight during the pandemic period.
No school, and a lack of outdoor activity is turning weight gain into a real problem for them, say health specialists in the country.
“Just a few days ago, I examined a girl aged seven, who had put on 20 to 25 kg last year,” said Dr Mohammed Saiful Islam, a paediatrician at Burjeel Hospital.
By: Times News Service
Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Saidi, the Minister of Health. Photo: ONA
Muscat: More rapid-response emergency services, advanced life-saving surgical procedures, and better quality of care to patients are some of the key initiatives of the Ministry of Health’s 10th Five-Year Plan.
Under the plan, a number of new projects and expanded programmes are to be implemented, although they are dependent on the state’s economic status.
“The Ministry of Health increased the number of accident and emergency units to four,” said Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Saidi, the Minister of Health.
“Steps are underway to set up accident and emergency units at the hospitals of Izki and Yanqul. The ministry is interested in high-tech surgeries to help save people’s lives,” he added.