The GCC and other countries of the world will observe on Tuesday the International Safety and Health Day. Dr Tawfiq Khoja, the director general of the executive bureau for the council of the GCC health ministers, said observation of the day in member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is aimed at enhancing security and health works. He underscored the importance of awareness as regards work hazards and vocational diseases in addition to making available better health services. The GCC is made up of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman.
