The Ministry of Health (MOH) has activated the awareness activities of the World Health Day, which is observed this year under the theme: «Together for a fairer, healthier world». Through its awareness platform «Live Well», MOH has published an infographic entitled «Together we create a healthy society», urging the adoption of healthy lifestyles to reach a healthy society.
In the same vein, MOH continues implementing several quality initiatives and awareness campaigns across the Kingdom, including the Saudi Walking Day. The national day is observed on March 5 of every year, with the aim of promoting public health, spreading walking culture, increasing the number of people walking, and helping more than 500,000 people with chronic diseases.
They also include the «Healthy Mall» initiative with the aim of encouraging walking culture at commercial centers, by building partnerships with malls and commercial centers to set up paths designated for walking and displaying awareness posters and signs about walking. Moreover, the «Health Calendar» initiative features healthy challenges every month, with the aim of motivating community members to comply with the healthy practices throughout the year.