"The 2nd Meeting of Turkey-Qatar High Strategic Committee" was held in Trabzon on December 18, 2016 in the presidency of Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Turkey, and Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Es-Sani, Emir of Qatar.
At the meeting, "Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation in the fields of Health and Medical Sciences between the Republic of Turkey and the State of Qatar" was signed by Prof. Dr. Recep Akdağ, Minister of Health of Turkey and Sheikh Mohammed bin AbdulRahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar in the presidency of President of Turkey and Emir of Qatar.
Memorandum of Understanding consists of joints works in Health Information Systems, Public Health, Hospital Management, Drug and Medical Device, Health Tourism, Genetics and Laboratory, Organ and Cell Transplant, Health Investments, Personnel Training, Early Warning Response System, Health Services in Community Organizations, Joint Humanitarian Aid Projects and International Organizations.
Cooperations between Turkey and Qatar will increasingly continue in the field of health along with the other fields.