Thousands flock the Aga Khan preventive medicine exhibition
Some of the guests who showed up for the exhibition at Aga Khan Primary School grounds on Sunday get professional advice from exhibitors about their products. PHOTO BY STEPHEN OTAGE
What you need to know:
The fair brought together catering businesses, healthcare service providers, sports equipment dealers.
KAMPALA- Residents of Old Kampala and the Asian community living in Kampala on Sunday flocked Aga Khan Primary School to see how healthy food is prepared and also learn how to lead healthy lifestyles.
According to Ms Rosalind Parkes, the event coordinator, this was the fifth version of the event which is held after every two years and it brings together catering businesses, healthcare service providers, sports equipment dealers as well as fitness clubs to demonstrate to the public the services they offer in order to live healthy lifestyles.
“This is a preventive medicine health fair to promote healthy lifestyles so as to prevent diseases coming from the kitchen. We focus on different aspects of life and we would encourage more people to start holding similar fairs,” she said, adding that the fair brings together fitness clubs, food providers and sports companies to exhibit their products and services.
Mr Mohamed Lalani, the chairperson Ismaili Muslim Charitable Trust, said they often partner with the Aga Khan Development Network to promote healthy living through a number of activities and they are planning to take the event up country because of the success they have often registered.
About the exhibition
What it is. According to Ms Rosalind Parkes, the event coordinator, the initiative which was started by Aga Khan Health Services in Nairobi 10 years ago, is a preventive medicine fair sponsored by the Aga Khan Development Network.
Purpose. Its primary purpose is meant to show to the public how to prevent non-communicable diseases, teaching them how to eat healthy food and keep the body busy through activity.
