Dubai, February 12 (QNA) - In presence of HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, HE Minister of Public Health Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari was honoured with the "Best Minister Award" at the World Governments Summit held in Dubai, on 12-14 February, under the theme "Foreseeing Future Governments".

HH First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, honoured HE Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari with the award in a ceremony that was attended by Their Excellencies representatives of countries, governments, and international and regional institutions.

On this occasion, HE Dr. Hanan Al Kuwari expressed her pride in receiving the prestigious "Best Minister Award", stating: "Winning this award affirms the leadership of the State of Qatar and government's outstanding performance thanks to the support and directives of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani."

Her Excellency said that State of Qatar has made great breakthroughs in all fields, and has become a global beacon of comprehensive and sustainable development and building the ideal educated person who's committed to the values; capable of performing their responsibilities and duties towards their country, citizens and residents and leading the development process efficiently, responsibly and competently thanks to the support of the wise leadership and the inspiring vision of HH the Amir.

HE Minister of Public Health expressed her appreciation to all health workers and all state entities for joint work. "Thanks to their performance and outstanding efforts, the health sector has achieved excellence in providing efficient, sustainable and innovative services to population," she said.

The Best Minister Award commends the extraordinary work of government ministers at demonstrating excellence in the public sector and their design and implementation of successful, scalable and sustainable initiatives for socio-economic advancement of their citizens.

It also celebrates efforts to inspire and lead other government leaders and service providers towards promoting innovation and foresight in shaping public discourse on global issues of today and tomorrow.

The World Governments Summit is a global knowledge exchange platform between governments. It aims to move humanity towards a new era of responsibility and accountability, as governments take additional steps to better serve citizens. (QNA)