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With the help of food Qatar is expected to be security programme, Qatar jumped to 22nd among top ten countries in Global Food Security Index position in 2018 and in 2019 it made another by 2021 thanks to the Stra- major achievement securing 13th position. tegic Food Security Project 2019-2023 for fast increasing Qatar achieved self-sufficiency in a number of the produce of fresh foods in the country. fresh products — 106 percent self-sufficiency in “A number of projects are fresh milk and 127 percent in fresh chicken. being implemented in cooper- ation with private sector to The country achieved 75 percent self-sufficiency ensure the food security in the country under national food in fish production and targets 95 percent by 2023 security programme which are with the help of under-construction fish farming helping to enable Qatar among projects on floating cages. top ten countries in the Global Food Security Index by 2021,” said Director of Food Security Department at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman (MME), Masoud Jarallah Al Al Thani met yesterday with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Marri. Herzegovina H E Dr Bisera Turkovic. They reviewed bilateral cooperation relations, in addition to Al Marri was speaking in a issues of common interest. Qatar TV programme yesterday in 2019 it made another by 2023 with the help of under where he highlighted the major achievement securing construction fish farming achievements of Qatar in food 13th position,” said Al Marri. projects on floating cages,” said MoI sets special security sector on the occasion He said that Qatar achieved Al Marri. Private companies of World Food Day which falls self-sufficiency in a number of He said that the fast standards to on October 16. fresh products — 106 percent growing self sufficiency rate “Qatar ranked 29th in self sufficiency in fresh milk in fresh food products indi- go on hiring spree install cameras the index in 2017 when the and 127 percent in fresh cates that food security pro- blockade was imposed. With chicken. grams and projects are being for surveillance the help of food security “The country achieved 75 implemented successfully and SACHIN KUMAR social media, seeking appli- programme, Qatar jumped percent self-sufficiency in fish the strategy is moving towards THE PENINSULA cations from prospective SIDI MOHAMED to 22nd position in 2018 and production targeting 95 percent right direction.`P4 candidates. THE PENINSULA Qatar’s private sector has Companies from con- come forward in stimulating struction sectors are leading Installation of surveillance Minister of State for Foreign Affairs meets UK, US diplomats local job market. Private from the front in terms of cameras at government companies have started mass hiring. Apart from construction, entities and private companies hiring, signalling revival in companies from logistics, are done only if these institu- Qatar’s job market. Many health, food and beverages and tions meet special standards set leading companies are now retail sector are also scouting by the appropriate authority, on hiring spree, highlighting for local talent. according to Capt. Talal Ahmed prominent role being played “The government has Al Mulla, an official at the by Qatar’s private sector in announced many new major General Directorate of Infor- job creation. projects which have created mation Systems of the Ministry UCC holding was among demand for construction com- of Interior (MoI). one of the first companies panies,” a senior official of a “There are special standards which started mass hiring in construction company told The and conditions that differ September, indicating turna- Peninsula. according to the type of company round in the job market which The ongoing hiring is not or institution. Governmental was hit by COVID-19 out- just for blue-collar unskilled institutions have different break. Taking the cue, other workers. Companies are also standards that differ from private leading groups and companies looking for white-collar skilled companies, as well as hotels and have hit the job market and workers. For example, NAAAS others,” Capt Al Mulla said. are scouting for local talent. Holding Group has advertised Accordingly, the Security NAAAS Holding Group, for hiring professionals like Systems Department at the Galfar Al Misnad, National civil engineer, HR Specialist, General Directorate conducts Industrial Contracting Digital Officer and Agricultural inspection drives on important Company (NICC), the CCC Operations Manager. Similarly, institutions to ensure that they (Consolidated Contractors Galfar Al Misnad has adver- meet all specifications. The Company) Group, IMAR tised for Project Managers and Captain also noted that Group, Saleh Al Hamad Al Engineers. important entities in the country Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met yesterday with British Mana and other big names are However, the vacancies as well as hotels and commercial Ambassador to Qatar H E Jonathan Wilks and Charge d’Affaires of the US Embassy in Doha H E looking for talented work- for unskilled workers are complexes, are linked to the Ambassador Greta C Holtz. They reviewed relations between the State of Qatar, the United Kingdom, force. They have placed more than the vacancies for Command Center with the aim and the United States, in addition to issues of common concern. advertisements in print and skilled workers. `P2 of maintaining security. `P4 Environmental QU Health launches Biomedical, Pharmaceutical Research Unit monitoring buoys THE PENINSULA — DOHA collaborate across organisations and installed at Hamad, work at different science disciplines’ Biomedical and Phar- Qatar University (QU) has announced boundaries. Ruwais ports the official launch of a new Biomedical A research strategy strongly pro- maceutical Research and Pharmaceutical Research Unit moting interdisciplinary research for DOHA QNA — (BPRU) under QU Health, which started optimising the use of resources, max- Unit (BPRU) brings operation in January 2017. It aims to imising research/education output, and together researchers The Ministry of Municipality and provide closer alignment and inte- creating a framework that builds on aca- Environment, represented by the gration of the health research sector at demic success is essential. In terms of from several colleges Environmental Monitoring and QU to create a dynamic and diverse educational strategy, one of the scopes forming multidisci- Laboratory Department, supervised environment that embraces qualified of the BPRU is to emphasise the estab- the operations of landing four envi- experts in health care professional lishment of interdisciplinary disease- plinary research teams ronmental monitoring buoys, two education and practice. based graduate programs around the that share resources in Hamad Port, and two in Ruwais QU Health also includes the College various thematic research areas Port, in coordination with Qatar of Medicine, College of Pharmacy, College according to Qatar National priorities. and infrastructure. Ports Management Company of Health Sciences, and the recently Moreover, the interdisciplinary (Mwani Qatar). established College of Dental Medicine. disease-approached research with a The installation of the buoys is The BPRU brings together “problem and solution-based approach” QU by building a critical mass of Thus, BPRU research focuses on the part of the most important activ- researchers from several colleges adopted by this unit will address Qatar’s researchers from other QU Colleges and following mains themes of biomedical ities for establishing the national forming multidisciplinary research grand health challenges with the ultimate Centers with overlapping research & pharmaceutical research: Cancer, network for continuous monitoring teams that share resources and infra- goal of supporting the country’s efforts to scope. The research thematic areas of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, Car- and early warning, within the structure. In this dynamic and ever- advance health care. At present, BPRU BPRU have been strategically selected diovascular Diseases, Infectious Dis- project of preparing and imple- changing global research landscape hosts and supports more than 40 Principal based on the research strengths and eases, and Reproductive Medicine. menting a comprehensive plan for environment, universities are adopting Investigators and supporting personnel capacities that QU currently possesses. Another critical research area is Drug monitoring coastal and marine to creating theme-based interdisci- from the four QU Health Colleges. BPRU aims to focus on research discovery and development, an inte- water quality in the National plinary structures, where researchers The unit strives and embraces the addressing the grand challenges that grated component in all of the afore- Strategy