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QNA
Doha
Minister of Public Health HE Dr Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari has underlined that the adoption of an integrative government approach based on the principles of science and comprehensive healthcare was an essential element to address a challenge like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr Al Kuwari indicated that the availability of an integrated, strong, and well-prepared health system for emergencies, in addition to the good management of this system during the crisis, helped save many lives and keep the death rate low, as well as keeping the country’s economy going.
This came during the Minister of Public Health’s participation as a guest of honour and a keynote speaker on the first day of a webinar organized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) under the title “Towards a Post-Pandemic World: Lessons from COVID-19 for Now and the Future”.
The first day of the webinar featured two keynotes. One was for HE Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari titled “A Blueprint for a Whole-of-Society Approach to Health Care”; and another for HE former Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark titled “A Vision for the Future”.
Dr Al Kuwari believed that health systems in some countries can become more resilient and stronger after the COVID-19 and the enormous challenges associated with it, by learning from the lessons obtained during the pandemic and building future strategies to tackle them.
She noted that harnessing the collective experiences gained during this pandemic can help ensure that the health systems are well prepared for future challenges and can detect future health emergencies early, thus avoiding a state of paralysis and ensuring a quick and safe recovery from health crises.
The webinar, which continues till Friday, examines broadly the response to COVID-19 in the United States and abroad, and explores how analyzing the pandemic through a syndemic approach could help contextualize health consequences and disease interactions in society with different social, environmental and economic characteristics.
Doha
Minister of Public Health HE Dr Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari has underlined that the adoption of an integrative government approach based on the principles of science and comprehensive healthcare was an essential element to address a challenge like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr Al Kuwari indicated that the availability of an integrated, strong, and well-prepared health system for emergencies, in addition to the good management of this system during the crisis, helped save many lives and keep the death rate low, as well as keeping the country’s economy going.
This came during the Minister of Public Health’s participation as a guest of honour and a keynote speaker on the first day of a webinar organized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) under the title “Towards a Post-Pandemic World: Lessons from COVID-19 for Now and the Future”.
The first day of the webinar featured two keynotes. One was for HE Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari titled “A Blueprint for a Whole-of-Society Approach to Health Care”; and another for HE former Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark titled “A Vision for the Future”.
Dr Al Kuwari believed that health systems in some countries can become more resilient and stronger after the COVID-19 and the enormous challenges associated with it, by learning from the lessons obtained during the pandemic and building future strategies to tackle them.
She noted that harnessing the collective experiences gained during this pandemic can help ensure that the health systems are well prepared for future challenges and can detect future health emergencies early, thus avoiding a state of paralysis and ensuring a quick and safe recovery from health crises.
The webinar, which continues till Friday, examines broadly the response to COVID-19 in the United States and abroad, and explores how analyzing the pandemic through a syndemic approach could help contextualize health consequences and disease interactions in society with different social, environmental and economic characteristics.
