Mass Media and Public Relations

The mass media and public relations department was established in January 1993 G. as a new department in the Executive Office , with the objectives of coordinating mass media and public relations among the GCC States in the fields of holding conferences, symposia, technical committees and for informative activities. These include publishing newsletters, brochures, and posters that promote the Executive Office activities through its participation in International Days related to health. It also publishes the “Gulf Health” magazine, produces “Salamatak” (Your  Own Safety Programme), issues informative  papers and publications, and arranges books-fairs organized by the Health Ministers and its Executive Board.

 The Mass Media and Public Relations Department also writes news, features, recommendations and resolutions pertained to meeting’s agendas, and publishes these through news agencies, local newspapers and Gulf magazines.  The Mass Media and Public Relations compiles reports and proceedings of conferences and scientific meetings held under the sponsored by the Executive Office .  These meetings are put on video and cassette tapes and   sent to the member states where they can be used for education and training purposes.

Health Education and Information

The Executive Board  has adopted a Gulf Strategy for health education programmes, and issued a great deal of publications for that purpose.  Also, it held a large number of scientific meetings, the latest of which was the “Health Education Conference” held in Abu-Dhabi in June 1997.

 The TV broadcasting programme called “Salamatak”- (which is a colloquial term meaning your health and safety)  is just one of the fruits of cooperation among the member states in the field of health education.  The fourth stage of this program was broadcasted  in the year 2000 by  Allah will.

 In addition, The Executive Office is issuing a periodic magazine called (Sehat Al-Khaleej, meaning the Gulf Health) which is concerned with health and scientific news analysis, whether national,  regional or international.

 Coordination  among the Member States in the field of health education   through drawing up a Gulf strategy for  health education,  programmes and through the joint production of  “Salamatak” Programme episodes of which have been shown on  broadcasted TV and radio stations for the last 15 years.  Fourth stages of this programme had been produced uptil now and work is currently underway to produce the fifth stage which will be ready for broadcasting in future.

 “Gulf Health Magazine”

The Gulf Health Magazine published periodically by this department on regular bases along the last 6 years.  It aims to highlight the achievements of the Executive Board, to record news, activities of Ministries of Health of Member States in addition to publishing medical news and pharmaceutical features.

The magazine used through its years of publication to write about a number of health related topics and with the participation of a number of distinguished editors, senior officials, specialists, physicians, and decision makers. It also provided a number of newsreels, and published discussions, dialogues, reports and health experiences of the Member States.

In addition, it published a number of articles and regular features that deal with health related  problems common to the GCC States.

“Salamatak” Program (Your own Safety Program):

This T.V. program was established to epitomize the practical efforts exerted by the Executive Board, and its accomplishments in the area of creating an awareness of health through the most important mass media means at the present time, i.e., Broadcasting transmission and Television  sets. In a very short time, the program was able to realize a great deal of ambitions and hopes, and influence the behavior of citizens with regard to health.