Gulf Heart Association (GHA)

In 1999 the GCC Health Ministers meeting in Geneva formed a "Heart disease committee" composed of GCC cardiologists and requested Dr. Hajar A. Hajar Albinali to chair it. The committee had its 1st meeting in Doha in February 2000 and planned a large GCC Cardiovascular Symposium in Doha.

The major aims of our association and what we hope to achieve are the following:
• Raising the standard of cardiac care in the GCC states.
• Conduct scientific conferences and symposia.
• Carry on scientific research on cardiovascular diseases.
• Publish professional periodicals and information. (GHA has Heart Views as its official journal and a website).
• Create professional, educational, and social ties among members of the GHA.
• Create links and cooperation locally and with international medical institutions and professional societies.
• The GHA hopes to establish criteria for GCC cardiovascular specialists to meet high standards of competence and expertise.
• The GHA seeks to suggest laws to be adopted by the GCC countries for the prevention of cardiac disease and advance the care of patients with heart disease.