Qatar attends GCC health ministers’ meeting

Qatar participated in the ninth meeting of the GCC Health Ministers Committee, and the 86th meeting of the Council of Health Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, which were held in the Sultanate of Oman on Sunday.

Minister of Public Health HE Dr Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari headed Qatar’s Delegation to the meetings.

The 86th meeting of the Council of Health Ministers of the GCC countries discussed a number of important draft decisions regarding the Gulf Center for Disease Prevention and Control, the expatriate examination programme, the unified purchasing programme, registration of medical devices and supplies and manufacturers, and registration of veterinary products, among other topics.

The GCC Health Ministers Committee discussed a host of important topics, most notably the follow-up to the implementing the decisions of the Supreme Council of the Cooperation Council in the health field, including non-customs restrictions related to health, and examination of expatriate workers.

The meeting also discussed topics of healthy cities, following up on the implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005), establishing the Gulf Virtual Health Complex, registration and classification of health specialties, and strategic dialogues between the GCC countries and sisterly and friendly countries in the health field.