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Friday, March 05, 2010 - 05.00 GMT

National Health Promotion policy to be established

The Cabinet granted approval to establish a National Health Promotion policy, to implement an Action Plan integral to this policy through the relevant sectors.

Health indicators show that maternal mortality rate has been reduced to 14.43/100,000 and the infant mortality rate to 11.17/100,00 in the last few decades, while male and female life expectancies have been increased to 72 years and 76 years respectively.

These achievements have been made through the activities of the health sector along with those of education and other relevant sectors. In reaching these indicators the contributions of the preventive and curative sectors have been immense. To further improve on this health status in the coming decades, a need has arisen for this National Health Promotion Policy in order to strengthen the already approved National Health Policy.

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