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Social Committee hosts MOE officials to discuss its study on protecting children from accidents

The Social Committee at the State Council at its sixth meeting for the third annual session of the sixth period, chaired by Hon.Dr.Hamad bin Sulaiman al-Salami, Head of the committee held in the presence of the Committee members and the Secretariat staff hosted Ministry of Education officials as part of the Committee's study entitled "Protecting children from accidents".
The committee discussed with the ministry officials a number of axes, including the factors that lead to accidents, the programs available to protect children from accidents, their effectiveness, especially in the areas of awareness and reduce the factors that pose a danger to children.
In addition, it discussed the coordination between various entities to curtail child accidents, and the procedures and proposals that may contribute to reducing such incidents, including the modernization of laws and legislation, the development of residential planning, and other measures.
The delegation included Ali bin Jabir bin Ali al-Dhahli, Director General of Educational Programs, Fatima Bint Abdul Abbas Bin Mohammed Al Noorani, Director General of Private Schools, Radia Bint Sulaiman Bin Nasser Al Habsi, Assistant Director of Counseling and Awareness Programs, Ahmed Bin Ismail Al Balushi, Head of Health Awareness Department, Talal bin Saeed Al-Manthri, Head of Student Affairs, Supervision and Evaluation Department.