Mall of Dilmunia now gold-level "Healthy Mall"

TDT | Manama                                                              

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Mall of Dilmunia has become a gold-level “Healthy Mall” for meeting the criteria of the “Healthy Mall” programme set by the Health Promotion Directorate.

The recognition came as Health Ministry’s Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health, Dr Mariam Al Hajri, and Health Promotion Director, Dr Wafa Al-Sharbati, visited the Mall yesterday.

Officials presented the certificate to the Mall Chief Executive Officer, Shaikh Mohammed bin Duaij Al Khalifa. Dr Al-Hajri commended the efforts exerted by the management of the Mall of Dilmunia to promote healthy lifestyles, praising breastfeeding and other services for those with special needs.

The “Healthy Mall” programme is one of the initiatives launched by the Ministry of Health within the National Plan for the Promotion of National Belonging and Consolidation of Citizenship Values (Bahrainouna).

Out of 24 commercial outlets that have participated in this year’s edition, ten received the gold level, and ten silver, while the remaining four are still working to meet preset criteria.