The Ministry of Health and Prevention has launched the pilot phase of its Healthy Food Program (CHP) called ‘Healthy food school box’ in Sharjah and Dubai to promote healthy diet in children and equip parents with the right knowledge about smart food choices and the nutritional value of their children’s school snacks. The experimental phase has been implemented at the American School of Creative Science in Sharjah and Al Mawakeb School in Al Barsha in Dubai.

Abu Dhabi based Maudsley Health, which is directly affiliated with the prestigious Maudsley Hospital in the UK, held their annual mental health conference under the patronage of H.E. Dr Yousif Al Serkal and the Ministry of Health and Prevention at the Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital, Dubai.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP), represented by its Specialized Care Management Department, successfully organized a series of awareness programs and workshops about breast cancer, which were organized under the patronage of His Excellency (H.E.) Dr. Yousef Mohammad Al Serkal, Assistant Undersecretary for Hospitals Sector. The move falls in line with the Ministry's strategy to provide comprehensive and fully integrated health care services in an innovative and sustainable manner, which ensures prevention among the community and the implementation of the National Strategy for Cancer Mortality Reduction. The workshops were held at key venues that included the Dubai Women's Association branch in Al Khawaneej and in the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah, in collaboration with the Management of Child and Motherhood Care sections of local health centers and clinics sector and the management of Supportive Medical Services (Nutrition Department).

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) in collaboration with its strategic partners, successfully organized a two-day stroke awareness event held across all of the Ministry's hospitals and in select shopping malls. The event, which was held in line with the celebration of ‘World Stroke Day’ under the theme ‘Every second is of value,’ was aimed towards raising awareness of the stroke symptoms, methods of prevention and highlighting the latest medical developments for stroke patients.  According to recent reports, strokes have been identified as the primary cause of death in the UAE, while up to 50 per cent of these cases can be prevented. 

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) has released a circular cautioning the public on the use of a medical device used to improve eyesight and one batch of a medicine used for the treatment of hypertension Both products are not registered in the Ministry of Health and Prevention, but it was decided to release the relevant circulars as a precautionary measure to protect public health. 

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) announced the details of its Visiting Doctors Program for the month of November 2018, to provide advanced diagnostic and therapeutic services to patients. Doctors participating in this month's program will be visiting Al Qassimi Hospital, Khorfakkan, Saqr, Shaam, Fujairah, Dibba, Kuwait, Obaidullah and Kalba Hospitals, to provide medical services in their respective fields of expertise. These include Cardiology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatric Orthopaedics, Paediatric Neurology, Psychiatry, Endocrinology, Spine Surgery, Gastroenterology, Paediatric Haematology, Orthopaedics and Speech Therapy.