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The workshop on the dangers of Bioterrorism, organised by Qatar's National Committee for the Prohibition of Weapons (NCPW), represented by Doha regional centre for training on weapons of mass destruction, and the National Central Bureau (Interpol Doha), kicked off yesterday.
The workshop is being held under the BIOSAFE project, in cooperation with the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol ) and will run for four days. The representative of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) AND the Head of Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Working Group, Dr. Jameela Al Ajmi, said in her keynote that this workshop aims to build and strengthen national capacities in Qatar to face biological accidents, it also comes as part of the State's preparations for major events, including FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, in order to prevent, detect and respond to any biological terrorist acts or threats.
Al Ajmi added that Qatar, out of belief in the importance of achieving international peace and security, has acceded to the 1972 BWC, the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning the development, production and stockpiling of an entire category of weapons of mass destruction, pointing that Qatar was one of the first signatories to the agreement.
Al Ajmi praised the efforts exerted by the NCPW to activate and implement the conventions at the national and international levels in the face of threats caused by biological weapons to national, regional and international security, referring that these efforts were which culminated in the promulgation of the Biological Weapons Act No. 4 of 2016. The committee has also held several seminars, workshops and training courses with the aim of building national capacities and raising awareness for various segments of society, she said.
Dr. Al Ajmi stressed that in the areas of preparedness and crisis management, the committee has formed a national team of specialists to respond to biological disasters at the national level and to respond to emergencies, by taking preventive measures against biological attacks and how to respond to Bioterrorism.
For his part, the Head of Interpol Doha, Major Mohammed Fahad Al Hajri, stressed Qatar's standing commitment to combating terrorism and transnational crime and maintaining international peace and security, pointing to the fruitful coordination between the bureau and the NCPW in accordance with the standards of Interpol .
The Secretary of NCPW, Captain Abdulaziz Hamdan Al Ahmed, said in remarks on the sidelines of the workshop that the hosting of this event comes within the committee's plans to prepare a response team in case of any biological emergency.
The workshop will also discuss a number of topics, including the structure adopted in Qatar for the prevention and response to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive weapons, preventive measures in dealing with natural disease outbreaks, crime scene management, the risks of biological terrorism and means of monitoring it, in addition to a number of related topics.
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