The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and healthcare institutions yesterday, marked the World Health Day, aligning with this year’s theme, ‘Maternal and Newborn Health.’

On this occasion, the World Health Organisation (WHO) launched a campaign titled, ‘Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures’, aimed at intensifying global efforts to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths and to prioritise women’s long-term health and wellbeing.

Maternal and newborn health is of significant importance in the State of Qatar. The country has achieved the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, related to reducing mortality rates among newborns and children under the age of five, as well as improving maternal survival rates. Statistics from 2023 show that there were no maternal deaths during childbirth recorded in Qatar, and all births took place under the supervision of skilled healthcare professionals.