Doha: Qatar Olympic Committee, Qatar Statistics Authority and the Supreme Council of Health yesterday held a press meet on the occasion of launching a survey on sports exercise, which is being supervised by QOC’s Planning and Development Department, and implemented through a partnership with QSA and SCH.
Dr Al Anoud bint Mohammad Al Thani, Director of Health Promotion and Non-communicable Diseases at SCH; Nasser Saleh Al Mahdi, Director of QSA’s Censuses, Household Surveys and Statistical Methods Department; Sultan Ali Al Kuwari, Director of QSA’s Population and Social Statistics Department; Khalil Ibrahim Al Jaber, Head of Sports Affairs Department at QOC; Hassan Abdullah Al Mohammadi, Head of Media at QOC; and Ibrahim Khalil Al Jufairi, QOC representative and Acting Head of Planning and Development Department were present.
Dr Al Anoud bint Mohammad said QOC had prepared the survey in cooperation with QSA and SCH and an SCH representative had participated in the process from the beginning as a member of the technical committee, taking part in the calculation of the sample and training of volunteers. She added that an SCH team from the Health Promotion and Non-communicable Diseases Department will train the team in collecting survey data and using medical devices to measure biometrics.
The survey will help in the implementation of the national strategy for nutrition and physical activity 2011-2016 and the Qatar National Development Strategy 2011–2016.
Nasser Saleh said the state’s interest in sport stems from investment in human resources, which is the main engine of the development process, pointing to the Emiri Decree to celebrate the Qatar Sports Day on the second Tuesday of February every year.
Citizens and residents can participate in the survey on QSA website www.qsa.gov.qa. Results will be announced on Sports Day, according to QSA.
QNA
