Against the backdrop of COVID-19, Ramadan should be a time for people to think deeply about “the life we want to live” and “the impact we want to leave behind”, a leading American Muslim scholar, writer, and civil rights leader has told a special edition of Qatar Foundation’s Education City Speaker Series.
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16 Apr 2021 - 10:38
The Peninsula
Using Ramadan as an opportunity to reflect on how to make meaningful changes to lives, lifestyles, and society will be the topic of a special virtual edition of Qatar Foundation’s Education City Speaker Series next week, as the platform for dialogue welcomes a renowned American Muslim scholar, writer, and civil rights leader.
Dr. Omar Suleiman will be the guest speaker for the online event on Wednesday, April 21, to discuss how the holy month enables people to explore ways in which they can make a lasting difference to the way they live their lives, and contribute to their communities.
Experts call for equitable access to Covid vaccines to all countries
26 Feb 2021 - 11:50
The Peninsula
Returning to “normal” life amid the COVID-19 pandemic will only happen if every single person in the world makes it their responsibility, health experts said at a global online audience as Qatar Foundation’s Education City Speaker Series explored whether new vaccines can point the way to victory over the virus. In a virtual discussion titled An Injection of Hope: Do Vaccines Mean an End to the Pandemic Is in Sight? hosted in collaboration with the World Innovation Summit for Health, Qatar Foundation’s global healthcare initiative WHO representatives and leaders of public health and vaccine science emphasised that all of global society must play an “active role” in defeating COVID-19 not only by being vaccinated, but by continuing to follow health guidelines even after they have received a vaccine.
As Qatar continues to expand its National COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign, the country is targeting to vaccinate 90 percent of the eligible population by the end of this year.
Chair of the National Health Strategic Group on COVID-19 and Head of Infectious Diseases at Hamad Medical Corporation Dr Abdullatif Al Khal mentioned this during a virtual panel session entitled ‘An Injection of Hope: Do Vaccines Mean an End to the Pandemic Is in Sight?’
The session was part of the Education City Speaker Series held jointly with the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH).
“We aim to cover up to 90 percent of the eligible population before the end of the year. This means we have to vaccinate more than 100,000 people a week,” Dr Al Khal said.