NNA - Caretaker Minister of Public Health, Dr. Firas Abiad, on Monday welcomed in his office at the ministry, Qatari Ambassador to Lebanon, Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Sahlawi, with whom he discussed developments related to the country’s health and hospital sector, and the most prominent challenges facing this sector and the efforts made by the Ministry of Health to overcome these challenges.

Caretaker Minister Abiad highly appreciated Qatar’s support for the health and government hospital sector, "so that it remains steadfast in light of this unprecedented economic crisis that Lebanon is going through."

Discussions also touched on how to move forward in the current and future cooperation projects.

Minister Abiad later received Chinese Ambassador to Lebanon, Qian Minjian, with whom he reviewed the current situation of the country’s health and hospital situation and challenges facing this sector.

The pair also discussed joint cooperation projects between the two countries and ways to enhance and develop them.

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