JEDDAH: The Saudi city of Madinah has been acknowledged by the World Health Organization (WHO) as among the world’s healthiest cities.
The holy city gained accreditation after a
visiting WHO team said that it met all the global standards required to be a
healthy city.
Madinah is believed to be the first city with a
population of more than 2 million to be recognized under the organization’s
healthy cities program.
A total of 22 government, community, charity and
volunteer agencies helped prepare for the WHO accreditation.
The city’s integrated program included a strategic
partnership with Taibah University to record government requirements on an
electronic platform for the organization’s review.
The WHO also recommended that the university provide
training to other national city agencies interested in taking part in the
healthy cities program.
A committee chaired by the university’s president, Dr.
Abdul Aziz Assarani supervised 100 members representing the 22 government,
civil, charity, and volunteer agencies.
Criteria included meeting goals set by the Madinah
Region Strategy Project and the launch of a “Humanizing Cities” program.
According to WHO, “a healthy city is one that is
continually creating and improving those physical and social environments and
expanding those community resources which enable people to mutually support
each other in performing all the functions of life and developing to their
maximum potential.”
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Arab News Report
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