The eighteenth meeting of NCD Executive Committee was held at the Department of Health the university with the presence of directors and a number of administrative officials of the five centers of Mashhad aiming at reporting on the implementation process of the NCD program in Mashhad and discussing the challenges and interventions facing the implementation of the program.

According to WEBDA, the Deputy of Health of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences pointed in this meeting to changes from communicable into non-communicable diseases in the community health and stated that non-communicable diseases will have social and economic consequences.

Dr. Seyed Kazem Farahmand stated that the ultimate goal of the NCD Program is to minimize premature death below the age of 70 and improve life expectancy in the society.

He added that with screening and early diagnosis of diseases, the health system will achieve the two main goals of increased life quality and improved life expectancy.

Dr. Farahmand made a request to all the departments and the specialized groups in the area of health for contributing to better implementation of the Prevention Services Integration Program and keeping control of the risk factors of non-communicable diseases with their comprehensive participation. The Deputy of the Department of Health stated that this year’s motto for the National Health Week entitled “healthy, vibrant, and hopeful life” emphasized the need for special attention to the community mental health.

Pointing to the relationship between people’s vitality with genetics, he emphasized the amount of physical activities, the amount and manner of social relations from the spiritual perspective, and the kind of relationship with the God and its impact on people’s vitality. He added that effective relationship with the Creator and promotion of spirituality in humans can improve the state of vitality and hope in people.

Dr. Farahmand added that happiness must be moderated in order to avoid negligence.

He also emphasized the elevation of people’s level of tolerance in interactions and disposal of negative thoughts for the improvement of vitality and mental relaxation.