Chef Ahmed bin Yaqoub presenting the Awafi programmme.
Doha: Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) is presenting the third edition of 'Awafi' programme, which is shown daily on Al Rayyan TV throughout the holy month of Ramadan from 3.50pm to 4pm. It is repeated after Tarawih prayers.
It presents viewers with a variety of healthy cooking show, calculating the number of calories, the body’s needs for each food element, and the benefits of the essential ingredients that make up the main dishes.
Mona Ashkanani, Director General of Qatar Cancer Society, said, “The production of the Awafi programme for the third year came as an affirmation of the society's role in spreading awareness of the importance of adopting a healthy lifestyle to prevent diseases, which is represented in healthy food and exercise. As well as positively changing viewers’ perception of healthy food and introducing healthy eating habits in the holy month of Ramadan, also focusing on the importance of healthy shopping and choosing useful nutrients.”
She said that QCS’s continuation of presenting Awafi for the third year came after its success in its first and second seasons with Al Rayyan TV, which prompted the repetition of the experience with the help of Chef Ahmed bin Yaqoub. He is one of the young faces that offer new experiences in healthy cooking that satisfy all tastes, especially the youth and bring them back to taste healthy food as an alternative to fast food.
The General Manager stressed that raising awareness of cancer and ways to prevent it by adopting a healthy lifestyle is among the objectives of the charity.
Its a fundamental pillar in its mission that seeks to prevent cancer and control its burden in Qatar by working with partners to educate the community, support, empower, and advocate for individuals living with cancer, and to engage in professional development and scientific research in the field of cancer.
