Professor Lord Darzi of Denham, CEO of the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH 2022), stressed that organizing a tournament the size of the FIFA World Cup in an Arab country for the first time in the history of the tournament is a source of pride for the State of Qatar, pointing out that sport is a source of joy and strength. The world is united in a time of crisis and division, and that Qatar welcomes all its visitors and fans of this game of different nationalities, after it has harnessed for them and the entire world all possibilities to enjoy this great tournament.
In his speech at the opening of the conference today, Denham stressed the great role of WISH in overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects through the sharing of ideas and the exchange of experiences among health and pharmacy professionals from different countries of the world, praising in this context the unlimited support What the WISH Summit received from Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, and Her Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, Vice Chairman and CEO of the Foundation.
He added that the World Health Organization praised in more than one place the great strides made by the State of Qatar in the field of health, which made Doha a healthy city par excellence, and the country did not hesitate to help other countries, noting that one of the stadiums for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will be dismantled and distributed. To countries in need, and reviewing the great efforts made to protect humanity from the Corona pandemic, where he noted in this regard the efforts made to address the disease despite its ferocity, and the work of ministries of health in all countries of the world and all medical and pharmaceutical companies that did their utmost to reduce the impact of the pandemic and speed up the provision of vaccines to beat disease.
Lord Darzi explained that the pandemic taught the world equality and equity in distributing vaccines to citizens and providing health care in different ways, as well as giving it the ability to adapt, readiness and prepare for any danger that might threaten its health, considering that man has become more than ever before, more interactive with diseases and an interest in prevention instead of Healing and creating solutions in the face of challenges, expressing his hope that our common ambitions will be realized and that we will show the world that cooperation and coordination make us more able to face challenges and build the future.
For his part, Eng. Nubar Afian, co-founder of the biotechnology company "Moderna", the keynote speaker at the conference, talked about science and its link to imagination and innovation, and his company's role in transforming this imagination into reality using digital technology, pointing to the need to imagine the future and what it will be and to develop solutions to challenges expected to encounter.
Nubar Afian pointed to the large investments and huge money his company spent in creating technology that helped it win its war against the Corona virus, declaring his company's commitment to equal distribution of vaccines and making them available to all and developing the capabilities to make it available in middle-income countries, indicating that they are currently working on the production of vaccines for infectious diseases, and finding cures for many diseases by harnessing technology and developing this technology on an ongoing basis, noting the need to set goals, understand the reality and deal with disease before it occurs through prevention and support the human body so that it is able to confront emerging epidemics.
Her Excellency Vera Kovarova, First Deputy Speaker of the Czech Parliament, praised in an interview with QNA the great role played by the State of Qatar in facilitating access to gas and people's access to it, saying, "Qatar has had experience comparable to international energy companies that have been working for more than a hundred years in this field." field,” noting that the visions between Qatar and her country are identical with regard to solving the world energy crisis.
Her Excellency expressed her country's aspirations to expand cooperation with Qatar to include many sectors, foremost of which is the energy sector. The question is in the world, and the Czech Republic has been affected by the current events in Ukraine, and then there are risks to the sources of gas supply, and energy security has become a thorny issue for us, so the country is studying the results of the Russian war in Ukraine and its impact on our energy sources, hence the resort to Qatar to coordinate the supply of natural gas.
The First Deputy Speaker of the Czech Parliament praised the prominent role played and played by the State of Qatar in establishing and supporting peace and stability in the Middle East and the world, stressing that the State of Qatar has greatly strengthened its presence in the international community, and said that Doha has received great attention in particular thanks to the role it played in the operations of The evacuation from Afghanistan These efforts clearly confirm the role of the State of Qatar as a stabilizing factor in the region and the world, indicating that the State of Qatar has made great efforts over the past years in the cultural, sports, educational, medical, tourism and knowledge-based economy sectors, which contributed to completing its image as a strong and modern country.
She added: Qatar has excelled in maintaining relations that enhance its interests, and has unparalleled success in bringing different parties to the negotiating table, and plays an important regional role, and has won great confidence from various countries of the world, and Doha has maintained lines of communication that have proven useful to different capitals, thanks to It has a line of communication that major countries do not have.
She said that the State of Qatar has gained great momentum and weight, and is a trusted partner in many countries of the world, due to its prominent role in resolving disputes and conflicts around the world, noting that Qatar provides an atmosphere that helps all parties make the dialogue a success.
Speaking about the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, Her Excellency Mrs. Kovarova confirmed that Qatar's hosting of this great event will positively affect her and the region in general, adding that this hosting reflects the greatness of achievement and miracles in Qatar, which is able to host huge global events, which is another opportunity for Qatar to prove its capabilities, and to present itself to the world significantly creates a lot of opportunities.
She described the completion of all the stadiums for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 as a great achievement, despite the obstacles and challenges over the past years, stressing that she is sure that Qatar will organize a very successful and amazing World Cup.
At the conclusion of her dialogue with Qatar News Agency (QNA), she noted the active diplomacy of the State of Qatar, which works to promote better and closer relations with other countries, which are highly regarded, just as her country has enjoyed excellent relations with the State of Qatar since the establishment of diplomatic relations between them.