Mr. Ahmed Abdullah, Environment Minister who is a former health minister has said there is growing concern about the high cost of unhealthy behaviors and lifestyles incurred on the health of Maldivian people.
He referred to irregular and late meals irregular sleep and lack of exercises as prime factors for the worsening health of people and rapid increase of lifestyle diseases or non communicable diseases.
In Maldives, many government offices including the President's Office work into late night and this attitude is followed by the private sector. Public sector and private sector bosses will have to set the standards to allow staff and workers to have more family time and cultivate the type of positive habits that the minister alluded to. Unfortunately in Maldives, the negative traits in society are moving much faster than the positive traits. If we are to believe the Gender Ministry, the age old profession- prostitution is thriving well in our 100 per cent Muslim Maldives. This is in addition to rampant child abuse, gang violence in Male' and the relentless drug addiction in Maldives.
The minister and the government need to do more than just give lip service to turn this situation around.
He referred to irregular and late meals irregular sleep and lack of exercises as prime factors for the worsening health of people and rapid increase of lifestyle diseases or non communicable diseases.
In Maldives, many government offices including the President's Office work into late night and this attitude is followed by the private sector. Public sector and private sector bosses will have to set the standards to allow staff and workers to have more family time and cultivate the type of positive habits that the minister alluded to. Unfortunately in Maldives, the negative traits in society are moving much faster than the positive traits. If we are to believe the Gender Ministry, the age old profession- prostitution is thriving well in our 100 per cent Muslim Maldives. This is in addition to rampant child abuse, gang violence in Male' and the relentless drug addiction in Maldives.
The minister and the government need to do more than just give lip service to turn this situation around.
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