Ministry of Municipality and WCM-Q Partner to Advance LifeHub – Equipping the Next Generation and Building a Sustainable Future

The Ministry of Municipality (MoM) and Weill Cornell Medicine–Qatar (WCM-Q) have signed today (September 29) a strategic partnership to expand the LifeHub project at Msheireb Downtown, a uniquely immersive educational experience that promotes Qatar’s vision for a healthier, more sustainable future built on innovation and human progress.

Eng. Abdullah Ahmed Al Karani, Assistant Undersecretary for General Services Affairs at MoM, and Dr. Javaid Sheikh, Dean of WCM-Q, signed the new strategic partnership agreement in the presence of senior executives from both parties.

Eng. Al Karani said: “The Ministry of Municipality is embracing technological progress and innovation to build smart solutions to the current challenges, enhancing our infrastructure and services to provide a sustainable environment that supports the health of the nation. Our partnership with LifeHub will promote community engagement in sustainability efforts, enabling us to move forward together to create a healthy, secure, sustainable, and dynamic nation for the benefit of both present and future generations.”

He added: “The Ministry is working to expand its partnerships with national institutions that are focused on promoting recycling, public hygiene, agriculture and green spaces, and food safety and security, to contribute to raising community awareness, especially among schoolchildren and the youth.”

Dr. Sheikh said: “We are very proud to forge this strategic partnership with the Ministry of Municipality to expand LifeHub, which will help us demonstrate the opportunities that exist to use advanced technologies to achieve great progress in sustainability, human health, and environmental protection. LifeHub will serve as a valuable platform for education, dialogue, and inspiration to us all on this vitally important journey.”

This partnership will support Qatar National Vision 2030 to build a generation aware of the importance of health and sustainability, and the Ministry of Municipality is keen to grow awareness of recycling, the role of greenery in healthy cities, and environmental protection to increase quality of life, moving towards truly humanistic cities.

LifeHub Msheireb builds upon the success of WCM-Q’s LifeHub Pavilion at Expo Doha 2023, which welcomed more than 77,000 visitors. It used immersive, interactive technologies, emphasizing the role of innovation and new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, to face global challenges.

This project is located in “The Z-07 Building” at Msheireb Downtown, a three-storey 1,634 sqm space near the Msheireb metro station and close to Galleria. It offers parking facilities for visitors, VIPs and buses, making it highly accessible to all members of the community. There is also an educational zone provided under the auspices of the Ministry of Municipality located within LifeHub Msheireb, designed with the most up-to-date interactive technologies.

This project aims to offer educational experiences to raise community awareness regarding public health, sustainability, recycling, food security, and green agriculture, focusing on schoolchildren, families, visitors of all ages and aligning with the goals of Qatar National Vision 2030.

LifeHub aligns with the Ministry of Municipality’s efforts to leverage cutting-edge technologies to improve urban planning and infrastructure, enhance the urban environment, achieve food security and self-sufficiency, and drive digital transformation with a vision to deliver smart, integrated municipal services by 2030.

LifeHub is expected to open its doors to the public in the last quarter of 2025 in Msheireb Downtown Doha, the city of sustainability. Once launched, LifeHub will stand as a beacon, an inspiring educational resource positioned at the intersection of health, technology, artificial intelligence, and sustainability - lighting the way for generations to come.