Health media award’s scope and prize increased

Dubai: The GCC Health Ministers Council has broadened the scope of the third Health Media Gulf Excellence Award and doubled its value from $50,000 (Dh182,500) to $100,000.

The executive office of the GCC Health Ministers Council has set the theme for the award this year as “Prevention from obesity” where participants can vie for the best awareness poster, health webpage, social media networking, short TV and radio messages, website, comprehensive media campaign and e-applications.

Dr Fadheela Al Sherif, Director of Health Education and Promotion Department at the Ministry of Health and member of the GCC Health Awareness and Media Committee, said: “The award aims at creating innovation among health employees to raise health awareness and attract both the public and private sector to participate in producing messages that would reveal health awareness. The award also aims at increasing competitiveness among the employees in the health awareness and media field to enhance health protection.”

Dr Al Sherif said the award ceremony will be organised in Riyadh next February on the sidelines of the GCC health ministers meeting.

All public and private organisations can participate in the award. Participants may submit their works on or before December 10 to the health education and promotion department in the UAE Ministry of Health.