The Municipality and Planning Department – Ajman (MPDA) organized the second session of the Community Councils Initiative with a session themed “Prevention of Public Health Pests”, in the presence of Eng. Khalid Moeen Al Hosani, the MPDA’s Executive Director of the Public Health and Environment Sector, Eng. Makkeya Ghuloum, the MPDA’s Director of the Public Health and Environment Department, and Ibrahim Samra Al Shehhi, the MPDA’s Director of the Liaison and Community Department, with the participation of representatives from the Ministry of Community Development, Public Health in Ajman, senior citizens, the Ferjan Ajman Initiative, the Al Raqaib Farej Initiative, the UAE Parliament for Children, and the community, at the Al Raqaib Council in Ajman.
At the beginning of the session, Eng. Al Hosani welcomed the attendees, indicating that the MPDA is proud of the face-to-face meeting with all segments and categories of society to discuss vital topics, learn about opinions, requirements and needs, and attract bright ideas and suggestions, stressing that everyone who lives in the Emirate participates in continuing the path of success and moving forward to build Ajman’s most prosperous future.
Eng. Al Hosani said that the MPDA gives public health, community safety and well-being top priority, and strives, based on ambitious competencies that work sincerely under the wise directions and visions, to launch pioneering projects in the field of public health and is able to identify challenges and find and invest in potential, adding that prevention of public pests is one of the most important vital topics that concern society, and the MPDA has a record rich in successes and qualitative accomplishments in the field.
The MPDA spares non effort to spread awareness and increase positive culture about proactive prevention, focusing on the main axes, Eng. Al Hosani noted, adding that the Emirate of Ajman has become a model to be emulated for a healthy city that is able to confront pests with smart means and technologies.
Information, knowledge and practical methods
The council included a presentation by Rashid Al Balushi, Director of the Public Health Pest Control Department, on the services provided by the MPDA to combat public health pests, identifying pests and breeding sites, explaining their risks and methods of prevention, which include permanent cleaning of places where food is stored, consumed and handled, moving waste containers and disposing of food scraps away from facilities, repairing and maintaining cold and hot water lines to prevent water leakage, cleaning and spraying the sewage network periodically, closing all openings and cracks that occur in the floor, and maintaining general cleanliness.
The attendees appreciated the great efforts made to combat pests in residential complexes, homes and all areas of the Emirate, and to educate and raise awareness among students, employees, workers and community groups about the correct methods, and to identify the types of pests and methods of combating each type to maintain the health and safety of everyone.
The MPDA calls on the public of the Emirate to cooperate in stopping the reproduction and spread of pests resulting from the above-mentioned reasons, as our goal is to enhance social responsibility and achieve the best results.
Councils for Benefit and Communication
It is worth noting that the community councils will continue to provide various sessions to bring together segments and categories of society with leadership and competencies to discuss the most important topics that everyone touches, so that the councils embody a comprehensive beacon and umbrella to provide the opportunity for the Emirate’s community to talk about their aspirations and involve them in every project that the MPDA presents, as human competencies work to serve and make the community happy and work with dedication for it, and they are keen to listen to the needs of the residents, as they are the most capable and worthy of talking about their vision and the details of current and future needs.
