Qatar National Planning Council
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Permanent Population Committee

Health Statistics

Public Health and Reproductive Health

Main Purpose

Enhancing public health and improving reproductive health services in line with population growth and geographic distribution.

Sub-Objectives

01

Reducing pressure on government health facilities and services

02

Introducing supportive programmes to help address declining fertility and birth rates among Qatari women.

Procedures

  • 01

    Expanding health service infrastructure, especially primary healthcare, and distributing services geographically in line with population growth.

  • 02

    Encouraging and supporting greater private-sector investment in healthcare.

  • 03

    Enforcing the Labour Law provision requiring establishments with more than 500 workers to provide a clinic staffed by at least one doctor and one nurse.

  • 04

    Expanding health service centres and specialized healthcare facilities for workers, including health centres within workers’ accommodation complexes.

  • 05

    Expanding the training and professional development of family and community medicine specialists while improving the quality of related services.

  • 06

    Raising public awareness of how to manage minor health conditions at home and providing a hotline for guidance.

  • 07

    Granting fully paid maternity leave of at least six months.

  • 08

    Providing financial allowances for newborn children.

  • 09

    Providing nurseries in or near workplaces.

  • 10

    Establishing advanced centres for the treatment and research of fertility-related conditions.

  • 11

    Increasing the number of reproductive health specialists and supporting their training in Qatar and abroad.

  • 12

    Ensuring compliance with the results of premarital medical examinations among prospective spouses.

  • 13

    Establishing a dedicated fertility database.

Key Executives

  • Ministry of Public Health