Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), participated in the ninth meeting of the GCC Ministers of Health, held in Oman.
The secretary-general said that the leaders of the GCC countries pay great attention to health, noting that the positive health indicators confirm their commitment to health development issues.
He added that this was represented by the ability of the GCC countries to achieve some of the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs), regarding “Good Health and Well-being”.
The meeting was chaired by Dr. Hilal bin Ali bin Hilal Al Sabti, Omani Minister of Health and Chairman of the current session, with the participation of the Ministers of Health in the GCC countries.
Albudaiwi extended his gratitude and appreciation to His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said of Oman and Chairman of the current session of the Supreme Council of the GCC, and to the leaders of the GCC countries for their support to the joint GCC action process, praying to Allah Almighty to bless the GCC countries and peoples with security, peace and prosperity.
During his speech, He stressed that the GCC countries were able to limit the spread of infectious diseases such as polio, malaria, and other communicable diseases that threaten the lives of the population through national programmes for expanded immunisation, and other measures that limit the outbreak and spread of these diseases.
He also asserted the GCC countries’ endeavours to achieve comprehensive health coverage by providing health and human resources to the health systems, enabling the population to have access to health services across their various levels.
The meeting discussed the resolutions of the Supreme Council in the health field, the action plan of the Committee of the Ministers of Health of the GCC States (2022-2026), the follow-up of the implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005), and other related topics of common interest.
The outputs of the technical committees working in the health field were also reviewed, and the proposals of the GCC countries aimed at developing and advancing GCC health work were discussed.
Source: Bahrain News Agency