Tribune News Network
Berlin
Minister of Public Health HE Dr Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari has stressed that Qatar, under the wise leadership of the Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, attaches great importance to global health security.
Speaking at a round-table discussion on ‘Regionalisation and global health – implications of global jobs and cooperation’, on the sidelines of the 2022 World Health Summit in Berlin, Germany, the minister said Qatar has provided support to the World Health Organization, United Nations programmes and many countries during the COVID-19 pandemic and other health emergencies to ensure continued access to medicines and vaccines, and access to health facilities.
“Because diseases do not stop at borders, stopping their spread requires collaborative global efforts. Countries around the world also face similar health challenges such as population ageing, increasing chronic diseases, antibiotic resistance, and the threat of deadly epidemics,” she said.
She added: “Countries around the world also face similar health challenges such as population ageing, increasing chronic diseases, antibiotic resistance, and the threat of deadly epidemics.”
She pointed out that there is an urgent need to develop strategies, medicines and vaccines in order to combat poverty-related and neglected diseases, and to stop preventable deaths at early ages.
During the roundtable, in which representatives from various regions including the African Union, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the European Union participated, experiences were exchanged on how regional cooperation and dynamics have developed in recent years and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how to ensure that the international health system is the most harmonious, modern and effective.
