The State of Qatar participated in the World Health Summit in Berlin this week with a delegation headed by HE the Minister of Public Health Dr Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari. Dr al-Kuwari made a presentation at the discussion session on health cities, saying that Qatar, like other countries participating in the summit, faces a number of challenges related to lifestyle-related diseases, environmental risk factors and increasing demand for healthcare. She also reviewed Qatar’s approach to implementing the Qatar National Vision 2030, which considers health and education to be one of the priorities of the country, stressing that the national vision is in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Plan 2030.