To support Qatar’s national Polio control efforts, the WHO regional Poliomyelitis Eradication Programme team conducted a mission trip to the State of Qatar for 6 days. ​The aim of the mission was to assess the national Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance system’s capacity and operations as part of the preparations

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has been awarded the national accreditation status of the US Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB).   The State of Qatar became the first country in the world to obtain the international certificate of accreditation of public health services after the United States of America.

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in Qatar has been awarded the national accreditation status of the US Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), making Qatar the first country to receive such accreditation outside the United States.Her Excellency D…

The coronavirus disease COVID-19 continues to spread at the regional and global levels. As of 1 October 2022, the global cumulative incidence reached 615 090 810 reported cases and 6 536 953 associated deaths at a case-fatality ratio (CFR) of 1.06%. Me…

Members of the Regional Subcommittee for Polio Eradication and Outbreaks in the Eastern Mediterranean reviewed recent progress during the 69th session of the Regional Committee. It was the sixth meeting of the subcommittee since it was formed during th…

HE Major General Abdulaziz bin Faisal Al Thani, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior and Commander of the Lekhwiya Force, inaugurated today, Sunday, 9 October 2022, the Unified Medical Center for the Security and Safety Operations Committee of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at the Lekhwiya Force headquarters. The

​A unique project involving custom-made public benches to promote the critical importance of mental health, and the role that football and sport more broadly can play to promote mental wellbeing, was announced today. Thirty-two “Friendship Benches” – one for each nation competing in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ –

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) confirmed yesterday that its existing partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), under the title “Sport for Health”, seeks to raise awareness of mental illnesses and encourage people suffering from stress and anxiety to seek help.   MOPH, which existing partnership with WHO spans

HE Major General Abdul Aziz bin Faisal Al Thani, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and Commander of Lekhwiya Force, inaugurated yesterday the Unified Medical Center of the Security and Safety Operations Committee (SSOC) of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at the Lekhwiya Force headquarters.   The

​Raising awareness about mental illness, dispelling the stigma often associated with it, and encouraging people who experience stress and anxiety to seek help are key elements of the Sport for Health partnership between the Ministry of Public Health and the World Health Organization. The three-year partnership is using the FIFA

As part of Qatar Patient Safety Week, which was held recently under the theme “Medication without harm,” the Ministry of Public Health and partners organized a variety of important events and activities.   Source: Ministry of Public Health

Damascus – Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates called on the United States of America to immediately withdraw its illegal forces from Syrian territory and stop its support for terrorists, mercenaries, separatist militias and the theft of Syrian oil.   “The United States of America continues to steal Syrian

Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced operating the 16060 Nesma’ak helpline around the clock/24 hours a day, seven days a week.   Patients and members of the public can have access to the service at anytime by dialing 16060. Many improvements to the services provided for patients have been made

Amid mounting health emergencies globally – such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate-related crises, and the war in Ukraine – the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday announced an initiative to strengthen rapid response.   The Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) 2030 Strategy was launched at a meeting in Yerevan, Armenia, bringing

Doha – A new report by the Qatar Foundation, World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that at least a quarter of health and care workers surveyed reported anxiety, depression and burnout symptoms. Our duty of care: A global call to action

​HE President of the United Republic of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan met today with HE Minister of Public Health Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari, on the occasion of Her Excellency’s visit to the country to participate in the conference of the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH 2022).   The

On the sidelines of the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in Doha, HE Dr Hanan bin Mohamed Al Kuwari, Minister of Public Health, met with HE Wife of the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Fatima Maada Bio. ​During the meeting, they reviewed areas of health-care cooperation, in

HE Minister of Public Health Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari met separately with HE Minister of Public Health of the Republic of Lebanon Dr. Firas Al Abiad and Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Peter Sands on the sidelines of Her Excellency participation in

HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, attended yesterday morning, at Sheraton Doha Hotel, a ceremony honoring the cities of Qatar as “Healthy Cities”. The ceremony was on the occasion of receiving all the municipalities of the State of Qatar the title

QU Health at Qatar University (QU) organized a welcoming meeting to welcome the preceptors in clinical education who joined the various colleges of QU Health and to provide them with an overview of QU Health, requirements, outputs and academic programs. The program also included a tour of the campus facilities

HE Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani, attended this morning, at Sheraton Doha Hotel, a ceremony honoring the cities of Qatar as “Healthy Cities”, on the occasion of receiving all the municipalities of the State of Qatar the title of ‘Healthy Cities’, Qatar

Geneva, SANA- Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Hussam Edin Aala, affirmed that the acts of aggression by “Israel” in Palestine and Syria have become a consistent method of reckless behavior violating international law and pushing the region to an unprecedented state of

Caretaker Minister of Health, Dr. Firas Al-Abiad, on Friday met in his office at the Ministry, a Qatari delegation, which included the Executive Director of Human Resources at the Qatari Ministry of Health Fahd Ali Khamis Al-Maslamani, the Qatari Health Ministry’s Director of Passports and Housing Ahmed Matar Ali Al-Hajri,

The coronavirus disease COVID-19 continues to spread at the regional and global levels. As of 24 September 2022, the global cumulative incidence reached 611 969 162 reported cases and 6 527 151 associated deaths at a case-fatality ratio (CFR) of 1.07%. Meanwhile, the 22 countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region