Elderly Walkathon organised

Manama, Oct. 18 (BNA): The Nutrition Section in Ministry of Health (MoH)'s Directorate of Public Health in collaboration with official and unofficial relevant entities besides civil society organisations marked the International Day for Elderly Persons The event included a collective walkathon for elderly persons themed "Nothing for Us can be without Us" aimed to boost and encourage elderly people to walk and exercise. The Ministry's Assistant Undersecretary for Training and Planning, Dr. Mohammed Amin Al-Awadhi, delivered a welcoming inaugural speech in which he praised the elderly people as the blessing of the society whom everybody should recognise and honour on this occason.