The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in Qatar has been awarded the national accreditation status of the US Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), making Qatar the first country to receive such accreditation outside the US. HE the Minister of Public Health Dr Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari recently received the certificate of accreditation of public health services in Qatar from PHAB president and CEO Paul Kuehnert in the presence of several officials from the Ministry of Public Health, Primary Health Care Corporation, Hamad Medical Corporation and Qatar University.
This recognition is based on international high-quality standards meeting strict criteria for the public health practice provided according to the international level.
The accreditation of public health services in Qatar comes a few weeks ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, marking the first time in the history of the FIFA World Cup that a tournament is held in a country that has received international accreditation for its public health services. Dr al-Kuwari stressed that the PHAB international accreditation of public health services in Qatar for five years comes as the culmination of the efforts and commitment of the MoPH and its partners towards the implementation of various public health services that include disease prevention, health protection, health promotion and health emergency management based on the high-quality international standards and strict criteria for the provision of comprehensive health services with the utmost levels of commitment and transparency in all public health fields.
"Accreditation of public health services is the result of the great work carried out by Qatar to improve public health and provide national strategies, clear and feasible plans, integrated policies, appropriate guidelines, suitable laws, training materials, advanced research efforts, innovative solutions, performance enhancement systems, continuous quality improvement programmes, and local, regional, and international collaborative partnerships."
Sheikh Dr Mohamed bin Hamad al-Thani, director of Public Health, said that this achievement was a further milestone in Qatar's ongoing efforts to improve public health services in the community and achieve its intended objectives. He further noted that such accreditation was also based on the findings of a site visit conducted by US PHAB experts to Qatar to inspect the governance system, the administration and finance structures, the modern technologies, the information security, the monitoring of the health status and the risk factors in the community, as well as the quality of health care services and the health emergency management.
PHAB president and CEO Paul Kuehnert added: “PHAB and our entire public health community will be enriched by our relationship with Qatar and what we can learn from each other. It is the first national public health department outside the US that we have accredited since PHAB was established in 2007. The importance of this accreditation for Qatar lies in strengthening the public health system in order to enhance public health practice in the community, improve performance and quality, and contribute to the creation of practical solutions in accordance with best practices."
This recognition is based on international high-quality standards meeting strict criteria for the public health practice provided according to the international level.
The accreditation of public health services in Qatar comes a few weeks ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, marking the first time in the history of the FIFA World Cup that a tournament is held in a country that has received international accreditation for its public health services. Dr al-Kuwari stressed that the PHAB international accreditation of public health services in Qatar for five years comes as the culmination of the efforts and commitment of the MoPH and its partners towards the implementation of various public health services that include disease prevention, health protection, health promotion and health emergency management based on the high-quality international standards and strict criteria for the provision of comprehensive health services with the utmost levels of commitment and transparency in all public health fields.
"Accreditation of public health services is the result of the great work carried out by Qatar to improve public health and provide national strategies, clear and feasible plans, integrated policies, appropriate guidelines, suitable laws, training materials, advanced research efforts, innovative solutions, performance enhancement systems, continuous quality improvement programmes, and local, regional, and international collaborative partnerships."
Sheikh Dr Mohamed bin Hamad al-Thani, director of Public Health, said that this achievement was a further milestone in Qatar's ongoing efforts to improve public health services in the community and achieve its intended objectives. He further noted that such accreditation was also based on the findings of a site visit conducted by US PHAB experts to Qatar to inspect the governance system, the administration and finance structures, the modern technologies, the information security, the monitoring of the health status and the risk factors in the community, as well as the quality of health care services and the health emergency management.
PHAB president and CEO Paul Kuehnert added: “PHAB and our entire public health community will be enriched by our relationship with Qatar and what we can learn from each other. It is the first national public health department outside the US that we have accredited since PHAB was established in 2007. The importance of this accreditation for Qatar lies in strengthening the public health system in order to enhance public health practice in the community, improve performance and quality, and contribute to the creation of practical solutions in accordance with best practices."
