WISH 2026: Qatar Foundation’s World Innovation Summit for Health will return on Nov 29-30, 2026 at the Qatar National Convention Centre under “The New Health Span,” focusing on how to make longer lives healthier and more fairly supported. Workplace health: Hamad Medical Corporation’s Employee Wellbeing and Wellness Section has been designated a WHO Collaborating Center for employee wellbeing and Workplace Health, aiming to strengthen mental health and healthier workplaces for healthcare staff. Back-to-school mental health: A Qatar school psychologist says anxiety and mood changes can be normal at the start of term, but parents should seek help if symptoms persist for weeks and start affecting daily life, confidence, or school performance. Care collaboration: Sidra Medicine and Aman Hospital signed an MoU to expand coordinated care pathways, referral and specialized services, and staff professional development for patients and families in Qatar. Local health system capacity: HMC says it has reduced specialist appointment wait times from 58 days to 16, as part of efforts to improve access to care. Food security coordination: Qatar reaffirmed its commitment to GCC agriculture and food security cooperation, including work on strategic reserve zones for food and medicine. Unlicensed medical crackdown: Qatar’s MoI arrested three Europeans over unlicensed medical and cosmetic activities.