"SCH" to Host Monday Qatars National Health Strategy Marks Two Year Milestone

Doha, June 08 (QNA) -To mark the implementation of two years of the National Health Strategy 2011- 2016 ("NHS"), the Supreme Council of Health ("SCH"), will host "The National Health Strategy Two Years On Building the Future Together" event on Monday evening, June 10, 2013 at the Qatar National Convention Centre. The NHS forms part of the wider National Development Strategy 2011-2016, created to help deliver the objectives of the Qatar National Vision 2030. Under the NHS, Qataris and residents of Qatar will enjoy better health services, have greater choice and will be more aware of their role in managing their own well-being and health. The NHS comprising 39 projects, is a partnership of SCH, Hamad Medical Corporation and Primary Healthcare Corporation, in collaboration with more than 50 organizations. The event aims to enhance the understanding of the NHS and highlight the significant transformations the NHS is bringing to various health providers and stakeholders including health insurance, mental health, primary healthcare and public healthcare. HE Abdullah bin Khalid Al Qahtani, Minister of Health and Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Health, will be speaking on key achievements of the NHS to date, and share his vision of Qatars healthcare system. Key note speaker Dr. Cristian C. Baeza will apply his global experience in building and financing health systems to Qatars recent health transformation, and, select speakers from different areas of healthcare will also share their achievements and experiences under the NHS. (QNA)