Her Excellency Mrs. Maryam bint Abdullah Al-Attiyah, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Committee, noted the great progress made by the State of Qatar to protect the right to health without discrimination, as one of the economic, social and cultural rights. In a statement on the occasion of World Health Day, which falls on the seventh of April every year, Her Excellency praised the efforts of the Ministry of Public Health to open many hospitals and health centers during the past and current year, to cover the needs of the population, and provide treatment for free or at nominal prices, pointing out that the committee monitored a number of Cases in which the treatment of a rare disease was brought to a single patient from abroad, without taking into account the high cost to the state. Her Excellency said: "This day (World Health Day) is an opportunity to motivate actors to move forward in addressing health challenges, and to stand on the achievements made on the ground."She called for the need to continue working to reduce waiting times before obtaining medical consultation appointments in primary health care centers, and to increase the number of medical staff in hospital emergency departments, and the need to provide a medical staff commensurate with the number of patients, and to increase outpatient appointments. She indicated that the National Human Rights Committee monitored the interest shown by the Ministry of Public Health in mental health, as the Ministry, in cooperation with the Primary Health Care Corporation, launched mental health services at Hamad Medical Corporation, and established a hotline to provide support for people who suffer from mental health problems as a result of the epidemic. Covid-19, through the number (16000). She added that the hotline includes a team of specialists in the field of mental health, with the possibility of providing evaluation and support to callers from four main categories: children, adults, the elderly, and health care workers, especially on the front lines, appreciating the provision of the psychological support hotline free of charge to all Residents of the State of Qatar without discrimination, while ensuring confidentiality in dealings. Her Excellency also noted the continued provision of mental health services at Hamad Medical Corporation for people suffering from mental health disorders, including outpatient services and clinical care services. And she praised the efforts being made to expand mental health facilities, calling for the need to establish an integrated psychiatric hospital, within departments distributed in the cities of the State of Qatar, to receive cases from different groups, and within the international health frameworks followed, noting that Hamad Hospital had previously announced its intention to open a hospital. Specialized in psychological care. Her Excellency Mrs. Maryam bint Abdullah Al-Attiyah, Chair of the National Human Rights Committee, also appreciated the efforts of the ministries and concerned authorities, led by the Ministry of Public Health, to address the Corona pandemic. "COVID-19" And provide treatment without discrimination to all groups of society, saying "This was clearly demonstrated when Qatar ranked 15th among the countries that dealt with the Corona epidemic in the best way, and it is the only Arab country that was included in this classification, in the German magazine Der Spiegel.". The Chairperson of the National Human Rights Committee stated that the right to health is a comprehensive right, and does not depend on providing the necessary health care, but rather includes the basic components of health, such as access to safe drinking water, adequate supply of safe food and nutrition, and the creation of healthy conditions for work and the environment, in addition to obtaining awareness. and information related to health, noting that the right to physical and mental health is closely linked with the realization of other human rights.
The Chairman of the National Human Rights Committee commends the great progress made by Qatar to protect the right to health without discrimination
