Doha: The 6th International Primary Health Care Conference (IPHCC)-Qatar 2025 is set to be organized from Nov. 27 to 29, 2025, under the theme: "Inspiring Tomorrow: The Power of Collaboration in Primary Health Care," the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) has announced. Assistant Managing Director of Quality and Workforce Development, Dr. Zelaikha Mohsin Al Wahedi, stated that the conference embodies Qatar's prestigious standing in advancing the health sector and its sustainability and competence.
According to Qatar News Agency, this convention is part of a chain reaction of initiatives stemming from the national vision that places human health at the core of development priorities and underscores the importance of building a health system based on knowledge, prevention, and innovation, Al Wahedi highlighted. She further noted that this year's conference will convene over 1,000 experts, academics, and medical practitioners from various countries worldwide, representing elite global research and medical institutions. This reflects the enhanced confidence in PHCC as a leading scientific hub and the success of previous conferences in establishing it as a platform for scientific dialogue and sharing global experiences in primary health care.
This year's themes have addressed the rapid global evolution in the health sector and will primarily focus on AI applications, innovation in medical education, and emerging technologies, as well as their role in raising the efficiency of health services and optimizing the experience of patients and visitors, Al Wahedi noted. She further indicated that this orientation aligns with the nation's efforts toward digital transformation in this sector, in PHCC's pursuit to merge technology with daily practices to ensure high-quality and integrated care.
Moreover, Al Wahedi pointed out that the conference is not merely designed for scientific sessions but also serves as a platform to boost collaboration and partnerships among domestic and international organizations, whether in terms of training, research, or capacity-building. The scientific program of this event is poised to be structured into professional sessions convening domestic and international speakers, covering a wide spectrum of contemporary health issues that will address strategic subjects, she highlighted.
These subjects, Al Wahedi said, include scientific research and its applications in clinical practice, artificial intelligence and emerging technologies in health care, quality and patient safety, ethics and law in health care, interprofessional practice and collaboration, preventive care, priority populations such as older adults, children, and women, and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). This is alongside key lectures by international speakers addressing the future of primary health care and collaboration in enhancing preventive services, along with parallel sessions covering clinical updates in family medicine, nursing, pharmacy, laboratory medicine, radiology, nutrition, physiotherapy, and dentistry, Al Wahedi pointed out.
In essence, the conference intends to support PHCC's efforts in advancing and empowering the national workforce operating in various health and administrative specialties, based on modern global standards through accredited training programs and outstanding initiatives that aim to prepare future medical practitioners to take on the mantle of primary health care.