8/10/2026
Mauritania’s Ministry of Health and Qatar Charity have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening cooperation in the health sector, supporting the Ministry’s priorities and responding to the population’s basic needs, in line with national health strategies and policies.
The memorandum was signed on behalf of the Ministry of Health by the Ministry’s Secretary-General, Alia Yahya Maknous, while it was signed on behalf of Qatar Charity by the Director of its office in Mauritania, Omar Abdulaziz Mohamed. The signing ceremony was attended by Ministry officials and staff, along with several Qatar Charity officials.
The memorandum aims to organize frameworks of cooperation between the two parties in several vital health fields, most notably training, qualification and capacity-building, the construction and equipping of health facilities, the organization of medical campaigns and convoys, as well as support for financing and revolving financing mechanisms. The Ministry of Health will be responsible for operating and maintaining the health facilities benefiting from this cooperation.
On this occasion, the Secretary-General of Mauritania’s Ministry of Health, Ms. Alia Yahya Maknous, welcomed the partnership with Qatar Charity, expressing the Ministry’s readiness to cooperate and provide all the facilities needed by the organization in this sector. She emphasized the importance of the health initiatives that Qatar Charity’s office is working to launch.
For his part, the Director of Qatar Charity’s office in Mauritania, Engineer Omar Abdulaziz Mohamed, thanked the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Health for the Ministry’s readiness and keenness to cooperate through the facilities it has continued to provide to the office to ensure the success of its health projects. He added that these new projects represent a significant qualitative shift in view of the groups and specialties they target, noting that Qatar Charity bases its projects on the plans and strategies of the Mauritanian government.
Cardiology Center
In a related development, Qatar Charity’s office in Mauritania also signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Cardiology Center. The memorandum aims to organize the relationship between the two parties in a way that enhances cooperation in the fields of health and cardiology, identifies mutually beneficial areas of cooperation, supports health services, and implements specialized treatment programs such as cardiac catheterization procedures and the correction of heart defects, in addition to building the capacity of local healthcare workers and organizing medical campaigns and convoys.
The memorandum was signed on behalf of Qatar Charity by the Director of its office in Mauritania, Omar Abdulaziz Mohamed, and on behalf of the Center by its Director-General, Ahmed Abba El-Walati.
Specialized Campaigns
With the support of donors, Qatar Charity is currently implementing several specialized health initiatives in Mauritania. These include establishing a new health center, organizing open-heart surgery campaigns benefiting 18 children, providing cochlear implants for children with hearing loss, treating patients with sight-threatening cataracts, and distributing life-saving medicines.
The organization is also implementing a months-long malnutrition control program in many of Mauritanian districts, with the aim of improving the health and nutritional status of the most vulnerable groups.
It is worth noting that Qatar Charity completed the construction of two health centers in Mauritania last year, one of them in the capital, Nouakchott, as part of its efforts to support the health sector and enhance people’s access to basic medical services.