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The Ministry of Public Health of Qatar sets the national strategy for health care in the country and also provides Qatari citizens with free national health insurance. [1] The current minister is Mansoor bin Ebrahim bin Saad Al Mahmoud .
Qatari citizens are covered by a national health insurance scheme, while expatriates must either receive health insurance from their employers, or in the case of the self-employed, purchase insurance. [1] Qatar's healthcare spending is among the highest in the Middle East, with $4.7 billion being invested in healthcare in 2014. [2]
In 1980, Qatar was the fourth most obese nation in the world. A recent report conducted in 2013 concluded that Qatar ranks fifth globally in terms of obesity rates. The same report revealed that 22.1% of girls under 20 and 33.5% of boys under 20 are classified as obese. [7] 36.5% of boys and 23.6% of girls age 12–17 were overweight in 2003.
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Qatar National Vision 2030 (Arabic: رؤية قطر الوطنية 2030; abbreviated as QNV 2030) is a development plan launched in October 2008 by the General Secretariat for Development Planning in the State of Qatar. [1] The aim of QNV 2030 is to "transform Qatar into an advanced society capable of achieving sustainable development" by 2030. [2]
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He serves as the vice chairperson, Supreme Council of Health and chairperson, executive committee, Supreme Council of Health (since 2014). He was appointed as the chairperson of the ‘Executive Group for a Healthy Population’ (2009-2010), which was tasked with the development of the Qatar National Health Strategy 2011–2016. [4]
The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) oversees the quality of services provided by public and private health service providers in Qatar. It manages public health programs, including disease prevention, occupational health, and national immunization. The ministry is responsible for formulating and monitoring national health strategies.