The State of Qatar has completed the second and final phase of the Joint External Assessment of the International Health Regulations (2005), which covered 19 technical areas, including surveillance, investigation, and response capacities for multiple risks such as infectious diseases and chemical and radiological hazards.

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) stated that this assessment is a key reference for measuring progress in the International Health Regulations (2005).

In this framework, the MoPH, in cooperation with The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, organized the second phase of the Joint External Evaluation Workshop of the International Health Regulations (2005) in the presence of 138 specialists from various departments of the Ministry of Public Health and other ministries in the country, in addition to representatives of the private health sector, Qatar Red Crescent and other competent authorities.