CAN program ... leap in healthy habits

KUWAIT CITY, March 6: The National Cancer Awareness Campaign (CAN), in cooperation with the Kuwaiti Literary Association and the Ministry of Education, launched the ‘Promising Pencil’ competition for short stories, encouraging literary talents in youngsters to help them make use of their capabilities in conveying important educational messages through stories.

The Board Chairman of the Campaign, Dr Khaled Al-Saleh, said literature is one of the shortest ways to deliver awareness messages. He pointed to the aim off this competition to attracting young people of both sexes. The title of the competition this year is ‘Instill health in your family’ to urge children to be obedient to their parents by taking care of their health and following up on their examinations, periodicity, especially for chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.

Meanwhile, member of the Board of Directors of the National Cancer Awareness Campaign (CAN), Dr Hessa Al-Shaheen, announced a quantum leap in the presentation of the “CAN Be” program, which will be shown on Kuwait TV Channel One during the month of Ramadan, as part of the “Doctors Talk” program. Al-Shaheen said in a press statement the program, in its new look, highlights the importance and necessity of paying attention to human health at all levels of prevention, early detection and directing individuals to adopt the correct methods of treatment.