From smoke-free souks to low-salt bread, businesses and communities in the Sultanate of Oman are leading the charge against noncommunicable diseases, like heart and lung diseases, cancer, and diabetes.
Guided by the country’s Nizwa Healthy Lifestyle Project (NHLP), Oman’s oldest community-based health promotion project founded in 1999, many layers of society – from the national consumer protection authority and municipal authorities to various businesses – have joined forces to reduce risks that causes NCDs and, in turn, improve health.
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Nizwa市距离阿曼首都马斯喀特约175公里，是全国最古老的城市和最热门的旅游目的地之一。
Nizwa, located about 175 kilometres from Muscat, Oman’s capital, is one of the country’s oldest cities and most popular tourist destinations.
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阿曼卫生部非传染性疾病部门负责人和阿曼反烟草协会会员Zahir Al Anqoudi博士说：“一切进展顺利，我们将为传播这些倡议宗旨设定目标，并在阿曼各地树立更多的范例。”
"All going well, we will set a goal to disseminate these initiatives and put in place more examples all over Oman," says Dr Zahir Al Anqoudi, head of the NCDs section at Oman’s Ministry of Health and a member of the Oman Anti-Tobacco Society.
Earlier this year, the Nizwa project launched two new innovative health promotion activities: the "Tobacco-free souk" in Muscat’s open-air traditional market, and the Healthy Restaurants Initiative.
Oman is one of several countries selected by WHO to receive integrated support to fast-track progress on achieving nine global targets to prevent and control NCDs, including reducing premature death from NCDs by 25% by 2025, and the NCD-related targets in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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独特的成功秘诀
A unique recipe for success
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世卫组织的支持是阿曼在减少盐摄入、酒精销售和营销立法以及促进身体活动方面取得进展的关键。
WHO’s support has been key in Oman’s progress in reducing salt consumption, regulating alcohol sales and marketing and promoting physical activity.
The Organization also helped to lay foundations for the five strategic priorities for NCD prevention and control Oman is working towards: tobacco control, healthy diet, physical activity, healthy territories, and integration of NCDs into primary health care.