HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad al-Thani, Vice Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation (QF), yesterday met with record-breaking Olympic swimmer and mental health campaigner Michael Phelps at the ‘Friendship Bench’ at the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) 2018.

HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani yesterday met the First Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, Stepan Kubiv, and his accompanying delegation, on the occasion of their visit to Qatar.

Significant fiscal and external buffers have enabled Qatar to successfully absorb the adverse shocks from the 2014-16 decline in oil prices and the diplomatic rift with its neighbours, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced a temporary closure of all lanes on a part of G-Ring Road en route from the Industrial Area to Hamad International Airport (HIA) for six hours, from 2am to 8am, tomorrow.

HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah met yesterday with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the State Department in Washington, DC.

Qatar has underlined that the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory and the occupied Arab territories, in light of the ongoing Israeli violations, require urgent efforts to reach a radical settlement for the Palestinian issue.

The Armed Forces concluded a joint exercise between the Qatar’s Amiri Land Forces and US forces – Eastern Action 19 – under the patronage and presence of HE the Chief of Staff of the Qatar Armed Forces, Lieutenant-General (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen al-Ghanem.

HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad al-Muraikhi met the Undersecretary General for Partnerships at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Dr Jemilah Mahmood, who’s currently visiting Qatar.

The Chairman of Doha International Centre for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID), Dr Ibrahim bin Saleh al-Nuaimi,

HE the Minister of Public Health Dr Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari, met yesterday with a number of delegates to World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) 2018 held at Qatar National Convention Center.

As part of a series of activities to mark World Antibiotic Awareness Week, held from November 12 to 19, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is advising the public that incorrect use, especially overuse, of antibiotics is making a growing number of infections harder to treat.

Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), in line with World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), has highlighted how primary healthcare is overcoming the challenges of treating elders with complex conditions.