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Doha: Silatech has held discussions in Geneva with the World Health Organization (WHO) about ways of cooperation and partnership to create a well-trained and qualified health workforce especially in fragile states and conflict zones in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The meeting was held between Silatech's CEO Sabah Al Haidoos and WHO's Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, within the framework of developing and strengthening its partnerships with the international organisations, to empower the largest possible number of youth, provide them with jobs and achieve the target of empowering 5 million youth by 2022.
The meeting also discussed investments in education and skills, to develop youth capacity-building and thus contributing to the creation of jobs in this fast-growing sector.
It was agreed to work together in the 'Working for Health programme which is being executed as a partnership between WHO, International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
The 'Working for Health programme aims at supporting and leveraging investments in the health sector, workforce capacity-building and training while providing jobs opportunities in this vital sector, leading in turn to the economic empowerment of youth and women.
Al Haidoos said, 'We strive to expand our network of partnerships with international organisations that work with youth, especially the United Nations organisations. This is with the aim of economically and socially empowering youth and tackling the global challenges such as unemployment and its consequences.
'Training youth and building their capacities are considered key factors to facilitate their access to economic opportunities and the job market, thus helping them to participate in the development of their societies.
'We value this collaboration with the World Health Organization in the ‘Working for Health' programme, which aims at raising efficiency of manpower in the health sector and creating jobs for youth.
Silatech also signed a memorandum of understanding with the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), with the aim of cooperating in youth employment training.
The signing took place during a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, between Al Haidoos and the Executive Director of UNITAR Nikhil Seth, in the presence of Ambassador Ali Al Mansouri, the Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the UN Office in Geneva.
The two parties discussed ways to strengthen the cooperation in the field of youth training, building their capacities, and providing them with the necessary skills required to enter the job market.
This partnership with the UN Institute for Training and Research is part of Silatech's ongoing pursuit to economically and socially empower youth, and achieve some of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, as well as a number of UN Youth Strategy 2030, through capacity-building, thus facilitating youth access to jobs and to fulfil their aspirations and contribution to the economic development of their societies.
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