From left: FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and Secretary-General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) Hassan Al Thawadi
Doha: The Organising and Scientific Committee of the Qatar Health 2022 and 2nd Qatar Public Health Conference announced that FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Secretary-General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) Hassan Al Thawadi, will be among the programme of world-class speakers at the upcoming conference.
Taking place virtually from February 9 to 12, the conference is a product of a partnership between the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC).
Conference sessions will focus on preparations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and Qatar's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As leaders in these areas, Infantino, Dr. Ghebreyesus and Al Thawadi will bring their expertise and experience to the conference sessions, complemented by more than 100 international and local speakers.
Qatar is set to host the FIFA World Cup between November 21 and December 18 this year, with eight stadiums hosting the matches. Healthcare teams from the MoPH, HMC, Primary Health Care Corporation and many other healthcare providers in Qatar will work together to provide medical services to teams and travelling fans.
Sessions throughout the conference will explain the extensive planning and preparation that healthcare teams have been undertaking to ensure their readiness for the tournament, plans which are taking into account measures related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Sessions covering the pandemic will highlight the comprehensive measures implemented by Qatar's healthcare system throughout the past two years to confront the virus, measures which have been central to Qatar having one of the lowest COVID-19 mortality rates in the world as well as one of the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates.
The Qatar Health 2022 and 2nd Qatar Public Health Conference is led by three co-chairs, who are all leaders in their fields, including H E Dr. AbdulWahab Al Musleh, adviser-consultant to the Minister of Public Health, deputy chief medical officer for CIS HMC; Sheikh Dr. Hassan Ali Saoud Al Thani, head of Vascular and Trauma Surgery, HMC and Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani, director of the Public Health Department at the MoPH.
