Minister of Public Health and Chairperson of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) HE Dr Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari has affirmed Qatar’s unwavering commitment to a comprehensive, equitable, and inclusive approach to strengthening national, regional, and global preparedness for epidemics and health emergencies, with WHO at the heart of this collective approach. This came in the minister’s statement during Qatar’s participation in the high-level meeting on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response at the UN General Assembly. Dr Al Kuwari said Qatar’s commitment to this pivotal issue and to making progress on it comes through the current presidency of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization. She stressed on the full readiness to cooperate, exchange experiences, and formulate innovative paths to enhance the collective resilience in the face of health emergencies. She stressed the need to strengthen the global structure for preparedness, response, and resilience, adding that Qatar appreciates the efforts led by the member states of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a WHO convention on epidemic prevention, preparedness, and response.(QNA) page 3
