Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari

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Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari is a Qatari healthcare management professional. In 2015 she appeared at #20 in the CEO Middle East list of the 100 most powerful Arab women.[1] She was appointed as Qatar Minister of Public Health in January 2016 and serves on multiple medical boards in Qatar and the United States.[2]

Education[]

She studied at Brunel University in the United Kingdom, earning her PhD in healthcare management in 2002.[2]

Early career[]

Al Kuwari has worked for the WHO, Reuters and as a freelance health reporter.[3] She entered the field of healthcare management in 1996 by joining the Women's Hospital of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC).[4]

Since 2007, she has maintained her position as a Managing Director of HMC.[2]

Current positions[]

Al Kuwari currently holds the following positions:

  • Chairperson of the Academic Health System International Advisory Board[5]
  • Chairperson of the Hamad Healthcare Quality Institute International Advisory Board[5]
  • Co-chairperson of the Joint Advisory Board of Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar[6]
  • Member of the Board of Regents[7]
  • Governor on the Board of Governors for Sidra Medicine[8]
  • Vice Chair for the Board of the Qatar Precision Medicine Institute[9]
  • Member of Board of Directors of Qatar Foundation for Social Work[10]

As the Minister of Qatar's Public health, Al Kuwari is responsible for the functions of the Ministry of Health. This includes overseeing all programs in the public and private sectors. She works to ensure the efficiency of the service providers and public health service programs, and the growth of Qatar's National Health and Public Health Strategies.[11] Recently, the Joint Committee Meeting on 'Health in All Policies' was participated in by eleven ministries and government entities. Al Kuwari presided over the meeting, which was held at the Ministry of Public Health headquarters.[12] During this meeting, she encouraged joint participation in order to further the objectives laid out by Qatar's Second National Development Strategy 2018-2022.

References[]

  1. ^ Hanan Al Kuwari, Arabian Business, March 1, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Her Excellency Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari | Sidra Medicine". www.sidra.org. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  3. ^ "H.E. Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, Minister of Public Health". Government Communications Office. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Full bill of health". The Business Year. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  5. ^ a b "H.E. Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari | Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar". qatar-weill.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  6. ^ "Joint Advisory Board | Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar". qatar-weill.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  7. ^ "Board of Regents | Qatar University". www.qu.edu.qa. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  8. ^ "Board of Governors | Sidra Medicine". www.sidra.org. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  9. ^ "H.E. Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, Ph.D." Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  10. ^ "FROM EACH HER OWN". The Business Year. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Minister of Public Health". Government Communications Office. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  12. ^ "Minister chairs joint committee meeting on health policies". Gulf-Times (in Arabic). 2020-02-22. Retrieved 2020-03-05.

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