Qatar launches National Immunisation Coverage Survey

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health, in partnership with the National Planning Council, is conducting the National Immunisation Coverage Survey...

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health, in partnership with the National Planning Council, is conducting the National Immunisation Coverage Survey in the State of Qatar. The fieldwork for this survey will take place from September 24 to December 24, 2025.

This National Immunisation Coverage Survey is the first of its kind in the country. It aims to scientifically and systematically measure vaccination coverage rates and their related determinants. The survey is designed to strengthen health security and ensure the continued provision of the highest levels of protection against vaccine-preventable diseases.

The survey is targeting a random sample of more than 11,000 households, representing all residents of Qatar, both citizens and expatriates, who have children aged between one year and under seven years. Data will be collected from the children’s guardians through home visits and by reviewing their vaccination cards.

Today, the Ministry of Public Health held a press conference to announce the survey, during which Dr Hamad Eid Al Romaihi, Director of the Health Protection and Communicable Disease Control Department at the Ministry, and Saud Matar Al Shammari, Director of Statistical Operations at the National Planning Council, spoke.

Dr Hamad Eid Al Romaihi said, “This national survey reaffirms the Ministry of Public Health’s commitment to protecting individuals and society in Qatar from health risks related to vaccine-preventable communicable diseases.”