A draft law was passed in today's cabinet meeting to organise health care services in Qatar, and referred to the Shura Council. The preparation of the draft law aims to provide an integrated, high-quality, efficient and sustainable health system, through:

• Establishing the necessary policies, plans, procedures, systems and standards to provide health care services in governmental and private health facilities.
• Determining the rights and duties of patients must be taken into account when receiving health care services.
• Providing health care services to citizens in government health facilities without charge.
• All residents and visitors to the country must obtain health insurance to receive basic health care services.

Other matters discussed

First

1. A draft law by the Minister of Education and Higher Education on forming a committee for schools' affairs. The committee will be charged with the authorities mentioned in Law No. 32 of 2019 on staff regulations for schools. These authorities include choosing school principals, suggesting the allocation of new schools and their names in line with geographic and populations needs, suggesting the plans required to develop education, following up on their implementation, examining the structure of schools and giving their opinion on it.
2. A draft decision by the Minister of Education and Higher Education on forming a committee for school employees. The committee is charged with the authorities mentioned in Law No. 32 of 2019 on staff regulations for schools. These authorities include suggesting plans to improve the efficiency of employees.

Second

Approval of a draft decision of the Minister of Interior to exempt trainees in driving schools from the renewal fee for issuing a temporary driving license to learn motor vehicles driving. Under the draft decision, trainees in driving schools, who did not complete the prescribed examination procedures to obtain their driving licenses during the closing period of driving schools due to the application of precautionary measures to confront the novel Coronavirus (COVID -19), are exempt from fees for renewing their permits expired on March. 3, 2020 until Aug. 1, 2020.

Third

Approval of a draft decision of the Minister of Education and Higher Education to reforming the scholarships committee.

Under the Provisions of Law No. 9 of 1976 Regulating Scholarships, a scholarship committee is formed in the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and is responsible for drawing up scholarship policy and planning, and investigating the country's actual needs for them.

Fourth

Approval of:

1. A draft agreement on cancelling entry visas for holders of regular passports between the governments of the State of Qatar and the government of the Republic of Moldova.
2. A draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the fields of youth and sports between the governments of the State of Qatar and the Republic of Malta.

Fifth

Take necessary measures to ratify an agreement on economic, commercial and technical cooperation between the governments of the State of Qatar and the government of Uzbekistan.

Source: QNA
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