Health Minister leads Qatar’s delegation as 75th World Health Assembly opens in Geneva – The Peninsula

Health Minister leads Qatar’s delegation as 75th World Health Assembly opens in Geneva – The Peninsula

Geneva: The State of Qatar took part in the opening session of the 75th World Health Assembly, which is being held under the theme 'Health for Peace, Peace for Health' in Geneva from May 22 to 28.

The delegation of Qatar was chaired by Minister of Public Health H E Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari.

Sessions of the 75th World Health Assembly focus on a number of priorities, including urgent paradigm shift towards preventing disease and promoting health: economics of health for all; radical reorientation of health systems towards primary health care as the foundation of universal health coverage: the best and only choice to achieve universal health coverage; towards a new architecture for health emergency preparedness, response and resilience: 10 proposals for a safer world; behavioural sciences for better health; a healthy return: and investing in a sustainably-financed WHO.

During the opening session, World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted how the COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down and that health workers have laboured under extreme circumstances. He cautioned that the pandemic is not yet over and that more needs to be done to support countries with the lowest vaccination coverage.

Throughout the 75th World Health Assembly, the Minister