Qatar and Lebanon discussed ways to enhance cooperation in the health sector on Monday in light of Beirut’s economic crisis, the Lebanese news agency (NNA) reported.

The discussions came during a meeting in the Lebanese capital between Qatar’s ambassador to Lebanon, Ibrahim Al-Sahlawi and Beirut’s caretaker minister of public health, Dr. Firas Abiad.

According to NNA, the officials touched on the challenges facing Lebanon’s health sector as well as future cooperation projects.