The last day of November is the deadline to present entries for the GCC Health Media Award, member of the GCC Health Information and Media Committee and Director of the Health Ministry's Health Promotion Department Dr. Abeer Al-Bahhooh told KUNA, Sunday. The official noted entries can be presented till said day at the department's headquarters at Sabah Health Area. The prize is the first of its kind in the Middle East region, and shifts its focus this year to "Healthier lifestyle ... Promoting better health among the old." The focus for the last three years had been on health of the young," Al-Bahhooh explained. On the fields covered by the prize, she said they include electronic content, printed material, journalism works such as columns, health pages, short fiction, television works, and radio productions. The value of the prize is USD 50,000 distributed among the winning works in different categories, she said. As for criteria of selection, they are related to health promotion and awareness for older people and strategies to boost geriatric health, and the entries must satisfy all professional and artistic criteria as well that help realize the desired effect in society and fulfill a clear objective. The entries could either be new ideas and innovations or improvements on existing notions and practices, as long as they satisfy scientific accuracy and product quality criteria. This is the fourth year for the annual prize which is offered under the supervision of the GCC Health Ministers' Executive Bureau.
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