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The Ministry of Health announced the continuation of the exploratory screening program for boys and girls in its third phase, following the great success of the first and second phases, which targeted 50% of first and fourth year boys and girls. years in all schools of the Kingdom, along with a number of programs and initiatives implemented with the Ministry of Education. The Rashaqa program, which aims to reduce obesity rates by improving eating behavior and stimulating physical activity, has been implemented in 4,000 schools and more than one million people. Students were examined last year.
The current school year, which involves 1,73,270 schools in 6,000 schools, is in addition to the dental examination program launched last year with the participation of mobile clinics, implemented in 6,806 schools and examined 272,503 students. This year, 320,000 students in 8,806 schools will be examined. The programs included eye health for kindergarten children by screening for refractive errors, trachoma and laziness. This year, the program will target 100% of kindergarten students. In the same context, "Health" recently launched "Health in my school", which has been implemented in different parts of the Kingdom through shopping malls to present school-based health programs and initiatives.
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