THE Minister of Health yesterday said a
"Strategic National Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)" is currently under way to address the
widespread and increasing figures of non-communicable and chronic diseases in
the country.
This
strategic action plan will adopt a more comprehensive "common risk factors
approach", by outlining several strategic action plans that consist of
more effective and systematic planning, control and prevention programmes
against NCDs.
Yang
Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Johan Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Hj Adanan Begawan
Pehin Siraja Khatib Dato Seri Setia Hj Md Yusof said at the Eighth Legislative
Council (LegCo) session yesterday this plan will include reviewing the
effectiveness of current measures and actions.
YB
Pehin Dato Hj Adanan added a committee will soon be established to focus on
five aspects of the plan: health promotion and prevention, clinical management,
research, surveillance and evaluation, capacity building and formulating law
and policy development.
As part
of efforts to expand and strengthen Brunei's healthcare system, the minister
said they have been implementing strategic measures as outlined in the Health
Promotion Blueprint 2011-2015 and increasing programmes promoting a healthy
lifestyle.
These
include the healthy mukim programme, public education and awareness programme,
healthy workplace programme and providing guidelines on healthy living, such as
the national dietary guideline, serving and selling food and drinks in the
workplace guideline as well as the school canteen food and drinks guideline.
He also
said the ministry will soon set up the National Committee on Maternal, Infant
and Young Child Nutrition.
"It
(committee) aims to raise the effectiveness of promoting and strengthening the
procedures in spreading awareness, as well as the expediting the practice of
breastfeeding in the country," he said.
Throughout
the year and beyond, YB Pehin Dato Hj Adanan said the ministry will be more
committed to raising the quality of the healthcare system, and towards
achieving excellent healthcare.
He
added this year, the ministry will direct its attention and efforts towards
updating and strengthening the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) of every
department, hospital, health centre, clinic and division, to provide the best
services by adopting best practices according to international standards until
it reaches ISO standards.
"The
ministry is hoping that the status of Brunei's healthcare system will at least
be at par with developed countries, and that it will fulfil the health
standards determined and acknowledged by the World Health Organisation
(WHO)," he said.
RACHEL
THIEN
The
Brunei Times
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