The Minister of Public Health, H E Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, met with the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in Geneva, and a number of senior officials from WHO at the start of the 146th session of the Executive Board which is taking place at WHO headquarters in Geneva from February 3 to 8.
The Executive Board meeting was convened to agree on the agenda and resolutions to be considered at this year’s World Health Assembly. Topics under discussion at this year’s meeting include the WHO response to large-scale emergencies, research and development for diseases with epidemic potential antimicrobial resistance, and promoting the health of migrants.
H E Dr. Al Kuwari represented Qatar during the Executive Board meeting and led discussions on a number of key topics including antimicrobial resistance, patient safety, World Cup and emergency preparedness, and collaboration between FIFA and WHO.
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that he was looking forward to working with Qatar and FIFA to deliver a healthy World Cup 2022. He also thanked Her Excellency Dr. Al Kuwari for her leadership and commended her commitment to patient safety.
In addition to meeting with Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Her Excellency met with a number of senior officials at the WHO, including Dr. Zsuzsanna Jakab, Deputy Director-General of the WHO; Dr. Michael Ryan, the Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme, and Professor Hanan Balkhi, WHO Assistant Director General for Antimicrobial Resistance.
She also held meetings with Joyce Cook, Chief Social Responsibility Officer of FIFA and Secretary General of the FIFA Foundation; Dr. Gaudenz Silberschmidt, Director Health and Multilateral Partnerships; Dr. Ahmed Al Mandhari, Regional Director EMRO and Myriam Burkhard, Head of Corporate Communications and Global Public Affairs.