WGS 2024: Qatar official declared 'Best Minister'

A visionary healthcare leader, Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari is Qatar’s Minister of State for Public Health and was selected from a shortlist of 10 ministers from around the world. She worked tirelessly to ensure that public healthcare was easily accessible to all walks of society and has been conferred with the best minister award.

“Expanding our world class facilities is only one part of our journey,” she said in a short video played after she was announced winner. “Creating environments in which we can continuously innovate is equally important. The challenges we face are tremendous. Access to affordable healthcare for our citizens, harvesting emerging new technologies and maintain a highly skilled and motivated workforce. Those challenges know no boundaries and neither should we.”

She was recognised on the first day of the World Governments Summit (WGS) 2024. The award, which is presented by WGS in partnership with business management consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), recognizes the outstanding work of global ministers. The winners are selected by considering several factors including a social media opinion poll.

According to Nesrine Halima from PwC, there is an objective assessment before the awards are announced. “We collaborate to identify best practices from around the world,” she said. “We have a clear set of criteria that the team applies to identify the minister that has had the most impact.”