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THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING HEALTH REGULATIONS TO
KEEP UP WITH GROWTH OF THE PRIVATE HEALTH SECTOR
SCHOOL LIBRARIANS IN
THE SPOTLIGHT WITH NEW
AWARD FROM EMIRATES
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His Excellency Humaid Al Qatami,
Chairman of the Board and
Director-General of the Dubai
Health Authority, highlighted
the need to continue to develop
regulations to keep up with the
growth of the private health sector in
Dubai. He discussed this during his
services in the Emirate. He also
emphasized on the importance of
working closely with the private
health sector and the government
sector in the Emirate to ensure
growth and development of the
health sector.
confident readers to step beyond their
comfort zones and explore the rich literary
legacy which is at their finger-tips,’ said
Isobel Abulhoul, OBE, CEO and Trustee
of the Emirates Literature Foundation
and Director of the Emirates Airline
Festival of Literature. ‘As a Foundation that
champions literacy for all, and as 2016 is
the Year of Reading, we want to pay tribute
to these often unsung heroes who are
responsible for putting our young people
on the path to a lifetime of enjoyment of
books.’
Children, parents and teachers from all
schools in the UAE are invited to put
The inspiring work of the UAE’s top
school librarians will be celebrated
with a new award from the Emirates
Literature Foundation. The School
Librarian of the Year Award will
recognize the pivotal role librarians
play in creating the next generation
of readers, and reward those who
excel at sharing their passion for
books.
‘Librarians often hold the key to
opening up the world of literature
to children, encouraging reluctant
readers with books that engage
and delight, and inspiring more
forward their nominations, and the winning
librarians from an Arabic-language school
library and an international school library in
the UAE will each receive a trip to the Warner
Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of
Harry Potter, flights and accommodation for
four people, plus a visit to the British library,
among other great prizes.
The winners will be announced on Sunday,
March 5, during the Emirates Airline Festival
of Literature 2017 (March 3 to 11). The closing
date for nominations is December 15, 2016.
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more details.
inspectional tour of the DHA’s
Health Regulation Department
and was received by Dr. Layla
Al Marzouqi, Director of the
Health Regulation Department,
who provided an overview of the
services of the department and
its achievements.
Al Qatami highlighted that Dubai
is a favored destination for health
investment and the Authority
is keen to continue to provide
ease of business and to develop
and update existing facility and
healthcare regulations to ensure
provision of high quality health
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