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BUSINESSBUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Scandal rocks cricket as Smith New development plan admits to seen boosting Hamad Port’s performance cheating published in QATAR since 1978 SUNDAY Vol. XXXIX No. 10768 March 25, 2018 Rajab 8, 1439 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Health plan focuses on 7 key groups, HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani, Prime Minister and Interior Minister; HE Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Aff airs; HE Dr Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari, Minister of Public Health; and HE Mohamed bin Abdullah al-Rumaihi, Minister of Municipality and Environment, along with other dignitaries at the launch of National Health Strategy 2018-2022. prevention O PM launches National Health Strategy 2018-22 By Joseph Varghese tional targets for which progress will Staff Reporter be measured. These include specifi c Qatar backs global eff orts targets for increasing physical activ- ity amongst adolescents, implement- Emir to he National Health Strategy ing workplace wellness programmes 2018-2022 under the theme and improving access to mental health T‘Our Health, Our Future’ was services. in protecting environment launched yesterday in the presence of It also refl ects a global shift in think- pay visit HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin ing by focusing on seven priority popu- O Earth Hour observed speech delivered on the occasion of Khalifa al-Thani, Prime Minister and lation groups. It aims to shape serv- around the country Earth Hour, which is celebrated by Minister of Interior, at a special cer- ices around people, patients and their countries around the world on the last emony at Qatar National Convention families and change the way the health to Russia atar pays great attention to Saturday of March. Centre. system works, moving from focusing protecting the environment, The goal of the celebration is to raise HE Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Atti- on treating the symptoms of disease to is Highness the Emir Sheikh QHE the Minister of Munici- awareness on climate change and en- yah, Deputy Prime Minister and Min- helping people stay healthy. Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani pality and Environment Mohamed courage the rationalisation of energy ister of State for Defence Aff airs; HE HE Dr al-Kuwari emphasised the Hwill pay a two-day working bin Abdullah al-Rumaihi said as consumption. HE al-Rumaihi said the Dr Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari, Min- importance the National Health Strat- visit to the Russian Federation from organisations and establishments Ministry of Municipality and Envi- ister of Public Health; and a number egy 2018-2022 as a seminal moment today, at the invitation of Russian around the country switched off Earth Hour being observed at the ronment’s participation in this global of ministers, top offi cials of major for Qatar’s health system and said: President Vladimir Putin. lights on their premises from 8.30pm Kahramaa Awareness Park in Doha. event aimed to draw attention to the healthcare organisations in Qatar and “Our ambition for the next stage in The Emir will hold talks with to 9.30pm to mark this year’s Earth need to address the phenomenon of a number of international healthcare our journey is to make sure that all the President Putin tomorrow to dis- Hour. fi cial Qatar News Agency reported. climate change. experts were present on the occasion. population living in Qatar enjoys better cuss ways to boost relations be- The minister stressed that some of This was refl ected in the country’s He said Earth Hour could help pro- The event also was attended by more health. This would be by further im- tween the two countries in diff erent the country’s eff orts in the fi eld were re- constant eff orts in supporting global mote a culture of preserving the planet than 2,500 healthcare professionals proving the healthcare system capacity fi elds, including energy, economy lated specifi cally to dealing with climate eff orts in protecting the environment just by encouraging people around the from across Qatar’s health sector, and and performance, a renewed eff ort on and trade, in addition to discussing change, an area where Qatar has shown and stopping the depletion of natural world to turn off lights for an hour on a number of regional and international health promotion and diseases preven- regional and international issues of a commitment to playing a prominent resources, he added. one day of the year in a symbolic ges- delegations. tion and an effi cient use of the available common concern. regional and international role, the of- He made the observations in a ture. Page 26 The new strategy sets out 19 na- resources.” To Page 4 Gulf Times Sunday, March 25, 2018 3 QATAR QC’s winter relief reaches 1,500 benefi ciaries in Kosovo atar Charity (QC) has distributed winter re- Qlief items and food aid to more than 1,500 needy persons in Kosovo, at a total cost of more than QR500,000. The distribution of aid was carried out within the frame- work of QC’s ‘Aff ected By Win- ter’ campaign, in co-operation with four municipalities of the country, where the temperature dropped to -18C. Mahmoud Abbas, director of the QC offi ce in Kosovo, said the charity has distributed winter relief items and food baskets to needy families as an urgent re- sponse to lessen the suff ering of those aff ected by low tempera- tures in the Balkans. He added that each fam- ily received a quantity of wood HE the Minister for Transport and Communications receiving the ISO 9001:2015 quality certification. for heating and winter clothes, which include two jackets, two slacks, two shirts, shoes, a pullo- ver and a coverlet, in addition QC’s aid distribution in Kosovo. to a food basket containing oil, fl our, sugar, beans, rice, maca- ter relief expressed their happi- Ministry of Transport gets roni, tea and packets of spices. ness in getting this aid, wishing Bashkim Krasniqi, Deputy that such generous eff orts would Minister of Public Service in continue to benefi t as many Kosovo, expressed deep grati- needy families as possible. ISO 9001:2015 certifi cation tude for the assistance and Qatar Expressing his joy and Charity’s eff orts in the fi elds of thanks to QC, Sadri Faratti said development, relief and assist- “we are still in your memory, as he Ministry of Transport ter conducting a review of all ment added to a series of MOTC ance to support the needy and you brought this aid to us in an and Communications processes, saw to what extent accomplishments. It refl ects orphans and to achieve tangible area located on the mountain T(MoTC) has obtained MoTC’s administrative system MOTC’s eff ort and hard work impact in the lives of benefi ciary during this bitter cold”. Also, ISO 9001:2015 Quality Man- is complaint to internation- toward its employees to con- families, hoping that QC would Hamida Babai thanked QC’s agement Systems certifi cation ally recognised standards and tinue upgrading and promoting continue its charitable journey humanitarian efforts with the from the British Standards In- practices. all departments to hit new lev- in Kosovo. same emotional way, saying stitution (BSI). This achievement corre- els of success,” said HE Minister Faruk Mujka, deputy mayor “we cannot deny the support of The certifi cation, maintained sponds to MOTC’s strategy of Transport and Communi- of Mitrovica, expressed pleasure Qatar for us”. by the International Organisa- for building a safe, sustainable cations Jassim Seif Ahmed al- at the participation with Qatar The projects in Kosovo cover tion for Standardisation (ISO), and effi cient transportation Sulaiti. Charity to distribute aid to poor diff erent segments of the com- is a globally recognised metric system capable of providing This certification, he added, families who are in dire need of munity and diverse areas of QC’s validating the quality of an in- unique services. The Ministry “proves MOTC is committed such assistance. He hoped that work, most notably sponsor- QC personnel distribute aid. stitution’s management, plan- also works on developing Qa- to implementing the high- other charities would follow in ing orphans, people with spe- ning and quality systems. tar’s ICT sector in line with best est quality standards and best the QC’s steps in co-ordination cial needs and poor families, as have benefi ted from education ed, while the number of water The MoTC was awarded standards and quality systems management practices with a and co-operation with the re- the number reached than 2,200 and training courses organised and sanitation projects has risen the certification following worldwide. view to supporting its strat- sponsible authorities in the sponsored people, Qatar Charity through its Qatar Training Cen- up to 400, in addition to 20 con- an intensive, all-out external “Obtaining this well-known egy that aims to provide better country. said in a statement. tre. Over 315 income-generating struction projects, which involve audit from BSI team, who, af- certifi cation is a new achieve- services.” The benefi ciaries of the win- More than 4,000 people projects have been implement- houses and mosques. Gulf Times 4 Sunday, March 25, 2018 QATAR New health plan focuses on 7 priority groups From Page 1 Al-Kuwari highlighted that Qatar’s health sys- tem made enormous progress under the National Health Strategy 2011-2016, and the new strategy will build upon the momentum to defi ne a new path forward, inspired by the Qatar National Vi- sion 2030.