QOC Unveils Sports Exercise Survey

Doha, January 08 (QNA) - Qatar Olympic Committee on Tuesday held a joint press conference with Qatar Statistics Authority and the Supreme Council Of Health on the occasion of launching a survey on sports exercise, which is being supervised by QOC's Planning and Development Department, and implemented through a partnership with QSA and SCH. Attending the press conference were Dr. Al-Anoud bint Mohammad Al-Thani, Director of Health Promotion and Non-communicable Diseases at SCH; Nasser Saleh Al-Mahdi, Director of QSA's Censuses, Household Surveys and Statistical Methods Department; Sultan Ali Al Kuwari, Director of QSA's Population and Social Statistics Department; Mr. Khalil Ibrahim Al Jaber, Head of Sports Affairs Department at QOC, Hassan Abdullah Al Mohammadi, Head of Media at QOC; and Ibrahim Khalil Al Jufairi, QOC representative and Acting Head of Planning and Development Department. She explained Dr. Al-Anoud bint Mohammad Al-Thani said QOC had prepared the survey in cooperation with QSA and SCH, noting that an SCH representative had participated in the process from the outset as a member of the technical committee, taking part in the calculation of the sample and the training of volunteers. She added that an SCH team from the Health Promotion and Non-communicable Diseases Department will train the team involved in collecting survey data on how to use medical devices employed in the survey to measure biometrics. She noted that the survey will benefit in the implementation of the national strategy for nutrition and physical activity in the State of Qatar 2011-2016 and the Qatar National Development Strategy 2011 2016, adding that SCH always looks to fruitful and constructive cooperation in the implementation of joint programs with QOC so as to work on achieving Qatar National Vision 2030 to build a healthy athletic society. For his part, Al-Mahdi said the state's interest in sport stems from investment in humans, which is the main engine of the development process, pointing to the Emiri Decree of celebrating the Qatar Sports Day on the second Tuesday of February each year. Citizens and residents can participate in the survey on QSA website www.qsa.gov.qa. Results are set to be announced on Sports Day, according to QSA. (QNA)