DUBAI // The wife of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid called her husband’s accession day, January 4, a “precious day” as she praised the launch of the UAE Food Bank.
Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum, wife of Sheikh Mohammed, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, spoke out to remind the nation of the Ruler’s ambition of achieving the nation’s many goals and to continue to support those most in need.
She recalled her husband’s oft-quoted words that his aspiration was for his nation to be No 1 and that becoming No 1 is not impossible, because “the word impossible doesn’t exist in our dictionary”, she said.
Sheikha Hind said her husband, in his 11th year as Dubai Ruler, chose to start 2017 with a generous food bank initiative in response to the decision by the President, Sheikh Khalifa, to declare this year the Year of Giving.
“The world is currently witnessing many challenges, and providing food has become a hard task in some cases,” she said.
Reminding everyone that some countries were facing famine, Sheikha Hind said the international community must intensify efforts to tackle the problem.
“The UAE always supports people in need, regardless of their colour, sex or religion, in pursuance of the approach established by the founder of the UAE, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan,” Sheikha Hind said.
The food bank will work with authorities and charities to improve the efficiency of food storage, packaging and distribution. It will partner with food producers such as hotels, restaurants, supermarkets and farms to store and package excess fresh food effectively.
It will then work with volunteers and partners to distribute the food to the needy in the UAE and beyond.
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Defining head lice
Pediculus humanus capitis are tiny wingless insects that feed on blood from the human scalp. The adult head louse is up to 3mm long, has six legs, and is tan to greyish-white in colour. The female lives up to four weeks and, once mature, can lay up to 10 eggs per day. These tiny nits firmly attach to the base of the hair shaft, get incubated by body heat and hatch in eight days or so.
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Lice can be identified by itching or a tickling sensation of something moving within the hair. One can confirm that a person has lice by looking closely through the hair and scalp for nits, nymphs or lice. Head lice are most frequently located behind the ears and near the neckline.
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