Geneva: The State of Qatar participated in the 64th session of the Council of Arab Health Ministers held on Thursday in Geneva, Switzerland, alongside the meetings of the World Health Assembly. HE Minister of Public Health Mansoor bin Ebrahim Al Mahmoud led the State of Qatar's delegation to the session.

According to Qatar News Agency, the session addressed a number of key topics, foremost among them the health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories, including the occupied east Jerusalem (Al-Quds) and the occupied Syrian Golan. There was a focus on coordinating a unified Arab position to safeguard the region's priorities amid ongoing discussions on reforming the global health governance system, as well as the role of the Arab Fund for Health Development.

The meeting also discussed the Arab Strategy for improving maternal, child, and adolescent health in the Arab region. Additional topics included the Economic and Social Council resolution on the promotion of the right to family planning in the Arab States, an analysis of the challenges and opportunities associated with low fertility rates, and the Arab Authority for Blood Transfusion Services.